What To Expect At Your First Visit
Your Experience Matters To Us
At Audiologic Solutions, we treat each patient like a member of our own family. Our comprehensive hearing evaluations utilize a series of tests to accurately diagnose and treat your symptoms; we’ll take the time to thoroughly explain the details of your appointment. We always try to offer a variety of solutions to empower our patients to make the treatment choices that best meet their needs.
Before Your First Appointment
It’s normal to experience a bit of nerves before visiting a healthcare professional for the first time, so at Audiologic Solutions, it’s our goal to make your visit as relaxed and comfortable as possible. Your first appointment with us is an important opportunity for us to get to know your needs, concerns, and hopes for long-term results. Prior to seeing one of our specialists, we’ll need:
- A complete new patient intake form (i.e. personal information on any injuries, trauma, or exposure to loud noises in your history)
- An overview of your medical history, including any medications you may be currently taking
Hearing Consultation: Reviewing Your Needs
We begin your hearing evaluation by getting to know you and your concerns. Together, we’ll review your information and discuss the challenges you’re experiencing.
We will discuss:
- Your history (medical and any experiences that are relevant to your hearing health)
- Current symptoms
- Unique hearing needs for your lifestyle
All these factors help us determine the cause of, and solution for, any hearing issues we may uncover.
During the Hearing Evaluation
A comprehensive visit at Audiologic Solutions typically takes between 30 and 60 minutes.
We start by checking the inside of your ears to ensure they are clear and healthy. Any ear wax blockage or abnormalities could be contributing factors to your hearing impairment, so it’s helpful for our professionals to rule out these possibilities before beginning your hearing test.
Hearing Test
We’re proud to offer our patients the latest technology for your hearing test at Audiologic Solutions. We’ll ask you to put on a pair of specialized headphones and we will play a variety of sounds that range in frequency and volume. By indicating each time, you hear a sound emitted, it allows us to better understand which tones you can clearly hear and which ones you cannot. Since hearing loss presents itself in a variety of ways, this information will paint an overall picture of the best types of treatment for your specific needs.
The hearing evaluation may include the following tests:
- Air conduction and bone conduction testing
- Speech testing
- Distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAE) testing
- Auditory brainstem response (ABR) testing
- Tympanometry or acoustic immittance testing
Reviewing Your Results
If a hearing aid is recommended, we’ll examine the wide range of options available. When making a recommendation for a hearing aid, we always consider three main factors:
- Your type of hearing loss
- Your lifestyle
- Your budget
Our job is to inform and guide you but never to make a choice for you. Meeting your individual needs and priorities is our mission at Audiologic Solutions and it’s why we take the time to get to know you and your hearing concerns.
After Your Visit
Wearing hearing aids can sometimes come with a bit of a learning curve, but it’s our goal at Audiologic Solutions to provide support every step of the way.
The first time you insert your new devices, you may notice that things seem a bit different than what you expected.
The process of adjusting to your hearing aids can take some time, but rest assured that at Audiologic Solutions, we’re here to help you every step of the way.
Our team will work with you during your hearing aid fitting to adjust your devices in such a way that enhances your specific daily activities.
Some of our patients prefer to gradually wear their hearing aids for longer periods of time each day, as this gentle acclimation is easier for them to work with.
Others jump right in and want to wear their devices full-time in order to get the most out of their new purchase. No matter which option feels right for you, the team at Audiologic Solutions will always be here to answer your questions. You may find that in certain situations you aren’t hearing quite as well as you would like, and it’s important for you to let us know so that we can fine-tune your devices accordingly.
