A full hearing assessment with Leightons will take approximately 60-90 minutes.  It involves a thorough lifestyle consultation, a discussion regarding the health of your hearing, and an examination of your hearing, using advanced audiometric procedures and video otoscopy. A report detailing the results of the hearing test, with an audiogram and any recommendations, will be provided at the end of the assessment.

Existing users should bring their hearing aids and wear them during the assessment; we will happily provide you with advice about hearing and technical checks.  If necessary, we can normally arrange for hearing aid repairs to most digital hearing aids.

All Leightons Hearing Aid Audiologists are registered under the Hearing Aid Council Act 1968 and are members of the British society of Hearing Aid Audiologists

Consultation process, assessment and hearing test:

• Background history to the loss
• Lifestyle implications
• Otoscopic examination (of the external canal and tympanic membrane)
• Determining the level of hearing loss – The Hearing Test
• Explanation of the audiogram (a graphic record of hearing ability for various sound frequencies)
• Hearing health report

If a hearing loss is identified, we offer a free hearing aid demonstration as standard practice.  This will allow you to compare different models, understand the benefits of hearing with two hearing aids and simulate different listening environments.
For total peace of mind, we also provide a thirty-day, full money back guarantee on all our digital hearing aids.

We always recommend that you are accompanied during the hearing assessment so that you can measure the improvement of a familiar voice during any demonstration carried out,  and have support for any decision you might make.

Please contact us at one of our local hearing care centres to arrange a free hearing test.