Results

Please note: This audio test is NOT suitable for hearing aid wearers.

Do you sometimes have difficulty understanding speech on the telephone or TV?

Do you sometimes feel that people are mumbling or not speaking very clearly?

Do you find yourself asking people to speak up or repeat themselves?

Do you experience difficulty understanding soft speech?

Do you find it difficult to follow a conversation in a noisy restaurant or crowded room?

Use the volume slider to ensure the volume levels are adjusted correctly before proceeding to Step 3.

Will you be using headphones or speakers?

Using headphones provides the most accurate hearing test results, as the left ear and right ear can be tested independently.

Headphones

If you don't have headphones, conduct the test using your computer speakers. Both ears will be tested together.

Speakers

Please note: This audio test is NOT suitable for hearing aid wearers.

Adjust the volume

Adjust the music you are hearing to a comfortable volume using the volume slider control.

For best results, be sure the room where you are taking the test is as quiet as possible.

If you are wearing a hearing aid, please remove it for this hearing evaluation.

Confirm left and right audio

Plug your headphones into your computer and put them on. To check that your headphones correspond to the correct ear, click on the buttons below.

Left

Both

Right

If you hear music in the wrong ear, switch your headphones around to the opposite ears and try again.

Headphones Calibration

Listen to all three sounds by clicking on the sound buttons below in order. Follow the instructions to finish calibrating your computer for the hearing evaluation.

Listen to all three sounds in order and follow the instructions for each.

You will now evaluate your hearing by listening to a series of tones at different frequencies* played through your computer headphones.

We will first evaluate your left ear, then your right ear.

* The frequency of a sound is measured in Hertz (Hz) and defines the length of a sound wave.

A 1000 Hz tone is now being played in your left ear.
Can you hear this tone?

A 2000 Hz tone is now being played in your left ear.
Can you hear this tone?

A 3000 Hz tone is now being played in your left ear.
Can you hear this tone?

A 4000 Hz tone is now being played in your left ear.
Can you hear this tone?

The self evaluation of your left ear is complete.
Repeat the steps to evaluate hearing
in your right ear.

A 1000 Hz tone is now being played in your right ear.
Can you hear this tone?

A 2000 Hz tone is now being played in your right ear.
Can you hear this tone?

A 3000 Hz tone is now being played in your right ear.
Can you hear this tone?

A 4000 Hz tone is now being played in your right ear.
Can you hear this tone?

Speaker Calibration

Listen to all three sounds by clicking on the sound buttons below in order. Follow the instructions to finish calibrating your computer for the hearing evaluation.

Listen to all three sounds by clicking on the sound buttons below in order. Follow the instructions to finish calibrating your computer for the hearing evaluation.

You will now evaluate your hearing by listening to a series of tones at different frequencies* played through your computer speakers

* The frequency of a sound is measured in Hertz (Hz) and defines the length of a sound wave.

A 1000 Hz tone is now being played
through your speakers. Can you hear this tone?

A 2000 Hz tone is now being played
through your speakers. Can you hear this tone?

A 3000 Hz tone is now being played
through your speakers. Can you hear this tone?

A 4000 Hz tone is now being played
through your speakers. Can you hear this tone?

Your hearing evaluation is complete.