Speech Audiometry
Speech Audiometry assesses how well speech is detected and understood at different listening levels as part of a comprehensive hearing evaluation.
Speech Understanding
Listening Assessment
Expert Audiologists
Personalized Evaluation
About Speech Audiometry
Speech Audiometry is an important part of a comprehensive hearing assessment that evaluates how a person responds to spoken speech. It may include measurements such as Speech Detection Threshold, Speech Recognition Threshold and word recognition testing. These results complement Pure Tone Audiometry by providing information about how well speech can be detected and understood, rather than measuring hearing sensitivity to tones alone.
How It Works
Preparation
You are seated in a quiet or sound-controlled environment and listen through calibrated headphones or suitable earphones.
Speech Threshold Testing
Speech material is presented at different listening levels to determine the softest level at which speech can be detected or recognized.
Word Recognition
Words are presented at an appropriate listening level and you repeat what you hear so the audiologist can assess speech-recognition performance.
Result Interpretation
Your speech-audiometry results are reviewed together with your Pure Tone Audiometry and other relevant hearing-test findings.
Benefits of Speech Audiometry
Speech Understanding
Provides information about how well spoken words can be heard and recognized.
Speech Thresholds
Measures the level at which speech becomes detectable or recognizable.
Complete Assessment
Complements pure-tone testing with information about speech perception.
Hearing Care Guidance
Adds useful information when planning suitable hearing-care strategies.
Communication Insight
Helps relate hearing-test findings to everyday spoken communication.