VA Adult Evaluation

A comprehensive audiologic evaluation at the VA Audiology Clinic begins with the patient completing a Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly - Screener (HHIE-S) and a thorough case history aided by a questionnaire patients fill out in the waiting room. Audiologic testing includes the following:

Otoscopy

See Otoscopy.

Tympanometry

See Tympanometry.

Speech Audiometry (SRT and WR)

See Speech Audiometry.

Pure Tone Audiometry See Pure Tone Audiometry.

Acoustic Reflexes (if necessary) See Acoustic Reflexes.

Otoacoustic Emissions (if necessary) See Otoacoustic Emissions.

Counseling

Following the completion of testing, results and recommendations are discussed with the patient. Hearing aid candidacy is generally determined by a score of 24 or greater on the Hearing Handicap Inventory, audiologic results, and patient need.