Paediatric Hearing Assessment

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mi Ears Audiology in Aldershot are specialists in Paediatric Hearing Assessment. The Children's Hearing Test Assessment is for children aged from 3 to 12 years of age and is with an experienced Specialist Paediatric Audiologist.

We allocate 45-60 minutes for the appointment which includes:

Comprehensive medical history.

Examination of your child's ears.

Different objective and behavioural tests can be used according to your child’s age and ability:

• Pure tone audiometry (Hearing Test): children from 5 years old using headphones and pressing a button when they hear a sound.

• Play audiometry: children from 2 -5 years old using headphones or a soundfield handheld audiometer. Performing a task such as putting a man in a boat when they hear a sound.

• Tympanometry: tests the middle ear and ear drum status and can detect conditions such as glue ear or a perforated eardrum. It can also check if grommets are patent.

• Speech discrimination tests : Using the Parrot automated speech tests according to age: McCormick toy test, Manchester Picture Word test, Manchester Junior Word list, AB Word list. 

• Otoacoustic Emissions: cochlear function testing used on the Newborn Hearing Screen Programme.

Full explanation of results and recommendations.

Written report to parents, GP and professionals.

Children's hearing tests for Aldershot, Farnham, Farnborough, Fleet, Hampshire, Berkshire and Surrey areas