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Do you hear what I hear? At Ascent Audiology & Hearing, we're committed to providing thorough hearing assessments to meet your auditory health needs. Our expert team offers a range of tests to evaluate your hearing capabilities accurately. We understand the importance of precise diagnostics in developing effective treatment plans. Here's what we offer:
- Free Online Hearing Test: Short, simple screen tool that's easy to use from your computer or tablet
- Hearing Loss Simulator: Interactive tool that demonstrates what hearing loss is like, from mild to severe in a variety of situations and environments
- Pressure Test: Check the flexibility of your eardrum and its ability to transmit sound
- Tone Test: Measure how softly you can hear tones of different pitches, which will be charted on an audiogram
- Speech Test: You will be asked to repeat words and/or sentences you hear at different volumes
Contact us now at Ascent Audiology & Hearing to try out these tests. You can schedule your comprehensive hearing evaluation today!
Why Hearing Testing Is Essential
Regular hearing tests are crucial for maintaining your auditory health and overall quality of life. Early detection of hearing issues can lead to more effective treatments and better outcomes. Here are some reasons why you might need a hearing test:
- Difficulty understanding conversations in noisy environments
- Frequently asking people to repeat themselves
- Turning up the volume on TV or radio higher than others prefer
- Experiencing ringing or buzzing in your ears
- Family history of hearing loss
- Exposure to loud noises at work or during leisure activities
Don't wait until hearing loss significantly impacts your daily life. Early intervention can make a substantial difference in preserving your hearing health. We're licensed in Massachusetts and ready to provide the care you need.
Why Choose Ascent Audiology & Hearing
When it comes to your hearing health, choosing the right provider is crucial. Ascent Audiology & Hearing stands out as a leader in audiology services across Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Here's why patients trust us with their hearing care:
- 30 years of experience in audiology
- Same-day emergency service available
- Offices in Dartmouth and Somerset, MA
- Doctor of Audiology, certified by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
- We offer Starkey Technology. Starkey is the last American-owned and operated hearing aid manufacturer
- Starkey has won industry honors, including the 2024 MedTech Breakthrough Award (recipient) and the 2023 Artificial Intelligence Excellence Award (winner)
- CCC-A designation for clinical competence
- Locally owned and operated
- Woman-owned business
- We accept WellPoint, BlueCross Federal, and other major insurance plans
- Medically focused practice for comprehensive care
Our team has been serving the Southcoast since 1997, providing exceptional care and personalized solutions for all your hearing needs. We're committed to staying at the forefront of audiology technology and techniques to ensure you receive the best possible care.
Contact Us
Your journey to better hearing starts with Ascent Audiology & Hearing.
Get in touch with us to schedule your comprehensive hearing test. Our friendly staff is ready to answer your questions and guide you through the process. Whether you're concerned about potential hearing loss or simply want to maintain your auditory health, we're here to help. Don't let hearing issues hold you back from enjoying life to the fullest!
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Ascent Audiology provides excellent, friendly service. Five
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They are great at Ascent Audiology both in Dartmouth and
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Hearing Testing in Dartmouth for communication challenges across different listening environments
Hearing Testing in Dartmouth for communication challenges across different listening environments
When conversation in restaurants becomes harder to follow or phone calls require more concentration than they used to, hearing testing identifies what has changed and by how much. Ascent Audiology conducts hearing evaluations that measure your response to sounds across different frequencies and volumes, establishing a clear picture of what you hear easily and what you miss. The results explain why certain voices come through clearly while others seem muffled, and why background noise interferes more than it once did.
The evaluation involves a discussion of what you notice about your hearing, followed by testing in a controlled environment where you respond to tones and speech presented at varying intensities. This process reveals whether hearing difficulty stems from reduced sensitivity to specific frequencies, difficulty distinguishing speech from noise, or both, and indicates the degree of change compared to typical hearing benchmarks.
Schedule an evaluation to establish a baseline understanding of your current hearing function.
What Professional Testing Actually Measures
Testing isolates your hearing ability by frequency, determining whether high-pitched consonant sounds like "s," "f," and "th" register as clearly as lower-frequency vowels, which affects speech clarity even when volume seems adequate. The audiogram produced during testing maps your thresholds at each frequency, showing where hearing sensitivity has declined and how that pattern affects your ability to distinguish words in conversation.
After testing, you receive a detailed explanation of your results that connects the data to everyday situations—why you might hear someone speaking but struggle to understand them in certain settings, or why turning up the television helps less than expected. This information provides the foundation for determining whether monitoring, hearing protection, or amplification makes sense for your specific pattern of hearing loss.
Testing also establishes a documented record that tracks whether hearing changes over time, which matters for identifying gradual decline that might otherwise go unnoticed until communication becomes significantly more effortful.
What Patients Typically Want to Know
Patients considering hearing evaluations often ask about the testing process, what the results indicate, and how the information guides decisions about hearing care.
What happens during a hearing test?
You wear headphones and respond to tones presented at different pitches and volumes, then repeat words or sentences at varying loudness levels to assess speech understanding. The process takes approximately 45 minutes and involves no discomfort.
How do I know if I need a hearing test?
If you frequently ask people to repeat themselves, struggle to follow group conversations, turn the television volume higher than others prefer, or feel exhausted after social events due to listening effort, testing clarifies whether hearing loss contributes to these experiences.
What do the results actually tell me?
The audiogram shows your hearing sensitivity at each frequency compared to normal thresholds, revealing whether you have difficulty with high-frequency sounds, low-frequency sounds, or both, and whether the loss is mild, moderate, or more significant.
Does hearing loss always require hearing aids?
Testing identifies the type and degree of loss, but whether amplification is appropriate depends on how much difficulty you experience in daily communication, your listening environments, and your personal communication goals.
Can hearing testing in Dartmouth detect issues beyond hearing loss?
Yes, testing can identify conductive problems caused by earwax buildup, fluid, or structural issues in the ear canal or middle ear, which may require medical treatment rather than amplification.
Ascent Audiology provides comprehensive hearing evaluations that establish a clear understanding of your current hearing function and support informed decisions about next steps. Contact the practice to schedule testing and discuss any concerns about communication difficulty you have been noticing.