Hearing Services
Accurate Diagnoses, Effective Treatment
The first step towards improving your hearing is determining the cause of your hearing loss. Is it your outer, middle, or inner ear that is the source of the problem? Do you have cerumen or fluid build-up that is hampering your ability to hear? At Audio Acoustics Hearing Centers, we provide our patients with comprehensive hearing services, including audiological testing, to accurately diagnose their condition. Then, we can provide a treatment plan that is best suited to improving their hearing.
We have two offices in Midland and Odessa, TX, where we work with patients of all ages, including children—in fact, we work closely with Midland Independent School District.
Hearing Tests
Otoscopy
An otoscopy is a visual exam of the inside of the ear, using an otoscope. The otoscope allows us to view the outer ear, the ear canal, and the eardrum.
Pure-Tone Air/Bone Conduction
Pure-tone air testing involves playing different tones for the patient to see which pitches and volume levels they are able to hear. Bone conduction testing is similar to a pure-tone test, but the tones are delivered to the inner ear, bypassing the outer and middle ear and allowing us to determine if there are any problems with the outer or middle ear.
Word Recognition Testing
Speech testing allows us to determine how well a patient is able to hear and understand words spoken at different volumes. The patient is asked to listen to different words through headphones and repeat them out loud.
Tympanometry
During a tympanometry test, we vary the air pressure in the ear canal, which allows us to examine the movement of the eardrum and conduction bones. This test helps us determine the function of the middle ear.
Otoacoustic Emissions
When subjected to sound, the tiny hairs inside the inner ear vibrate, emitting very soft sounds into the middle ear. These are called otoacoustic emissions (OAEs). During an OAE test, we test the function of the inner ear by listening to the OAEs. If the inner ear does not produce OAEs, the patient has hearing loss.
Speech-in-Noise Assessments
This evaluation allows us to determine how well a patient can discern speech surrounded by background noise.
Cerumen Removal
Other Services
Midland location
ADDRESS
2101 Midland Dr #4
Midland, TX 79707
CONTACT
Phone: 432-689-HEAR (4327)
Email: midland@heaar.com
HOURS
Monday – Friday
8:30 AM – 12:00 PM
1:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Odessa Office
ADDRESS
2481 E 11th St
Odessa, TX 79761
CONTACT
Phone: 432-335-9514
Email: odessa@heaar.com
HOURS
Monday – Friday
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM