Speech Testing in Anytown
Listening to tones is one thing, but understanding speech is another. Through a type of hearing test known as speech testing, we evaluate your ability to recognize and understand spoken language in different listening environments.
Speech testing examines how loud speech must be and how well you can understand words in varying degrees of quiet and noise. With this test, you repeat words or phrases. If you struggle to repeat them, it suggests you have trouble understanding speech.
What to Expect
- Testing takes 10-15 minutes and is conducted in a quiet environment with headphones
- Your audiologist will say words to you through headphones, and you will repeat the words.
- The audiologist will record the softest speech you are able to hear and correctly repeat.
- You may also need to repeat words that you can understand at louder levels to test word recognition.
Hearing isn’t just about volume – it’s about clarity. Even mild hearing loss can impair speech understanding in everyday life. Speech testing helps identify how hearing loss affects your communication in daily life.
Care and Treatment
Depending on your results, we may:
- Recommend a hearing aid or adjust your hearing aid settings or fitting fine-tune hearing aid settings
- Recommend assistive listening devices or provide training for noisy environments.
- Help implement communication strategies and therapies.
Take the Next Step
Call 555-555-5555 or contact us online to schedule an appointment at ABC Hearing Aid Center today.