UMass Memorial offers comprehensive hearing loss tests for
adults and children, including the tests listed here. We also
dispense hearing aids and other listening devices, and offer a
Cochlear Implant Program. Adult Hearing Testing: Adults with
concerns about hearing loss, tinnitus (ringing in the ear)
and/or balance may undergo a number of hearing tests. An adult
evaluation can include: - Pure tone audiometry testing - A test
to determine sensitivity to tones across the frequency (pitch)
range of hearing - Tympanometry - A procedure that detects
middle ear problems, such as eardrum perforation and middle ear
fluid - Speech discrimination testing - A test to determine the
ability to recognize speech clearly - Middle ear muscle reflexes
- A test on the function of the inner ear, auditory nerve and
brainstem, and facial nerve - Otoacoustic emissions - A test to
assess the function of the inner ear Threshold Auditory Evoked
Response Testing: This testing is used to measure the hearing
sensitivity in patients who