Types of Hearing Tests

A comprehensive pure tone audiometry test to assess your hearing ability across a range of frequencies and volumes.

A free hearing assessment available to everyone in the UK through the NHS, usually accessed via a GP referral to audiology services.

A quick digital screening tool you can take from home to get an initial indication of your hearing ability — not a replacement for a clinical assessment.

Specialised hearing assessments for babies, toddlers, and school-age children, including the NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme and school-entry screening.

A specialist evaluation for persistent ringing, buzzing, or other sounds in the ears, including hearing tests, questionnaires, and management options.

A specialist vestibular assessment to investigate dizziness, vertigo, and balance disorders using a series of clinical and electronystagmography tests.

Professional removal of excess or impacted ear wax using safe, modern methods including microsuction, irrigation, and manual instrument removal.

A professional appointment to select, fit, and programme hearing aids tailored to your specific hearing loss, lifestyle, and preferences.

Ongoing support, maintenance, adjustment, and repair services to keep your hearing aids working at their best.

A specialised test that measures your ability to understand speech in background noise — one of the most common real-world hearing complaints.

Workplace hearing screening required by UK health and safety law for employees exposed to high noise levels, including baseline and periodic audiometry.

The NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme (NHSP) — a quick, painless test offered to all babies within the first few weeks of life to detect hearing loss early.

A diagnostic hearing test that bypasses the outer and middle ear by sending sound vibrations directly through the skull bone to the inner ear, helping to identify the type of hearing loss.

A quick, objective test that measures the movement of the eardrum and the pressure in the middle ear to detect conditions such as glue ear, eardrum perforation, and Eustachian tube dysfunction.

A quick, objective test that measures sounds produced by the healthy inner ear (cochlea) to assess cochlear function — widely used in newborn screening and diagnostic audiology.

An electrophysiological hearing test that measures the auditory nerve and brainstem's response to sound, used to estimate hearing thresholds without requiring patient cooperation.

A full hearing assessment carried out in your own home by a qualified audiologist, designed for people who find it difficult to travel to a clinic.

A specialist hearing assessment tailored for musicians, including extended high-frequency audiometry, tinnitus evaluation, and custom hearing protection advice.