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Hearing test equipment

Some hearing test equipment

When you get a hearing test, it will be with an audiologist or audiometrist in a soundproof room. There are usually five different tests that check how different parts of your hearing are working: air conduction, bone conduction, speech testing, tympanometry (middle ear function) and acoustic reflex testing.

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