This is a test to find if a person has a hearing loss and what kind and degree it is.
This tests if the middle ear and the eardrum are functioning well.
This helps in evaluating the ability of the person in understanding speech that is heard.
An electrophysiological test that looks directly into the brainstem’s response to sounds.
An electrophysiologic response to rapid auditory stimuli. The goal of ASSR is to create an estimated audiogram from which questions regarding hearing, hearing loss, and aural rehabilitation can be answered.
Another electropysiological test that provides an insight into the integrity of the cochlea.
Children, especially babies are difficult to evaluate, so special ways of testing them are required. MHA has specially trained personnel to do these test.
To ensure proper fitting of hearing aids, especially on children, MHA evaluates the functioning of the hearing aid objectively by using a hearing aid analyzer and by doing aided threshold testing and if possible-aided speech perception testing.