- Diagnostic hearing tests: This is an evaluation of how well your child can hear. The technique used for testing will depend on the developmental (cognitive) age of your child. Our goal is always to try to obtain ear-specific information so that we know how well your child hears in each ear. A diagnostic hearing test also includes immittance testing and/or otoacoustic emissions testing. Diagnostic Hearing tests can be completed at our Darlinghurst clinic from age 2.5 years and from all other clinics from age 6 years.
- Immittance measures such as tympanometry: This test will let us know how well the eardrum and the three bones behind the eardrum move. It will allow us to know if the possibility of a middle ear dysfunction like fluid behind the eardrum, an ear infection, a perforation in the eardrum, or a number of other conditions exists.
- Otoacoustic emissions (OAE) testing: This is an evaluation of the cochlea (the organ of hearing) and it will let us know if this part of the ear is functioning well.
- Hearing assistive technology & FM systems: Assistive technology and FM systems helps people with hearing loss to have access to sounds, especially in noisy environments.
- Cochlear Implant Programming: Mapping appointments catered to increase speech clarity and improve tolerance and outcomes.
