Hearing loss often develops gradually—and is usually noticed by others first. We conduct an objective assessment of how well your hearing functions at different frequencies and advise you on treatment and hearing aid options.
When do patients come to see us?
These are the symptoms we most commonly evaluate at our clinic:
Hearing Loss in Everyday Life
You have more trouble understanding conversations, especially in noisy environments. The TV and radio are louder than they used to be. It’s time for an objective hearing test.
Sudden hearing loss
Sudden hearing loss in one ear, often accompanied by tinnitus or a sensation of pressure in the ear. Prompt evaluation is essential—please contact us as soon as possible.
Hearing Aid Consultation and Initial Fitting
Prescription, selection, and follow-up care for hearing aid fittings — we work with qualified hearing care professionals.
Routine hearing screening
Preventive care for occupational noise exposure, starting at age 60 or prior to a hearing aid prescription. The test takes about 20 minutes.
Here's how the examination works at our clinic
A structured process from the initial consultation to a concrete treatment plan—you’ll always know what comes next.
Medical history and ear examination
Symptoms, medical history, noise exposure. Otoscopy to assess the ear canal and eardrum — a prerequisite for any hearing test.
Tone audiogram
Measurement of the hearing threshold at frequencies ranging from 125 Hz to 8 kHz, separately for each ear. Provides the baseline curve against which all subsequent measurements are compared.
Speech and Middle Ear Tests
Speech comprehension in quiet and noisy environments, tympanometry to assess middle ear function, and measurement of the stapedius reflex—these tests complement the pure-tone audiogram.
Findings and Next Steps
You will receive a graphical analysis with an explanation. If you need hearing aids: a prescription and a recommendation regarding which fitting class to start with.
Diagnostics and Methods
- Tone audiometryPure-tone thresholds for air and bone conduction — Standard for diagnosing conductive and sensorineural hearing loss.
- Speech Audiometry (Freiburg)Speech comprehension in quiet environments — a key factor in determining hearing aid prescription and fitting class.
- Tympanometry and the stapedius reflexAssessment of middle ear pressure and eardrum mobility — important in cases of middle ear effusion, Eustachian tube dysfunction, or suspected otosclerosis.
- Otoacoustic emissions (OAE)Functional testing of the outer hair cells in the inner ear — highly sensitive, used as a supplementary test in the diagnosis of sudden hearing loss or tinnitus.