Adult Hearing Evaluations
Adobe Hearing Center, located in Tucson, Arizona, provides complete audiological (hearing) evaluations for adults and children, including pure tone audiometry, speech audiometry and tympanometry. Additional testing procedures may be performed, as needed, to determine the type and degree of hearing loss. Hearing evaluations are performed by clinically certified and licensed audiologists.

A hearing evaluation is a non-invasive diagnostic test which will determine the type and degree of hearing impairment. After seating you in a comfortable, sound-proof room, the audiologist will ask you several questions about your medical history and about your hearing difficulties. Following this interview, the audiologist will ask you to wear special earphones and will instruct you to respond to a series of tones at different pitches and loudness levels. You will also be asked to repeat a list of words. The audiologist will record all of your responses on a graph called an audiogram, which is a graphical profile of your hearing. These results will determine whether hearing loss is present. If you have had your hearing evaluated in the past at another facility, it is helpful to bring a copy of the results to your appointment. The results of past audiograms provide useful comparison information, especially when a progressive hearing loss is suspected.

Adobe Hearing Center audiologists will carefully explain all of the test results and make the appropriate recommendations to meet your specific needs. Adobe Hearing Center will also mail the audiometric results and recommendations to your referring physician so that he/she will be informed about your hearing.

Hearing evaluations are typically performed for the following situations:

If you experience a sudden hearing loss, contact your physician right away. Sudden hearing loss requires prompt medical attention.

Pediatric Hearing Evaluations
Adobe Hearing Center provides audiological evaluations for infants and children. Children require different testing procedures than adults and are evaluated using a variety of methods, depending on their age and abilities. In addition to evaluating your child's hearing levels, Adobe Hearing Center evaluates the status of your child's middle ears using a test called tympanometry. Your child's pediatrician or Ear, Nose and Throat physician may refer your child for tympanometry following treatment of middle ear infections.

Adobe Hearing Center audiologists take special care to explain and review the results of all evaluations with the parent or guardian following the evaluation. Results of all evaluations and recommendations are mailed to the referring physicians for follow-up.

Pediatric Hearing Evaluations are typically performed for the following situations:

Disclaimer: The information provided on this website is for informational use only and is not intended to be used as a substitute for evaluation, consultation or diagnosis by a licensed physician or licensed audiologist. Further, it is not intended to be all-inclusive. Always consult with your audiologist and primary care physician regarding matters related to your hearing.