What is an audiological evaluation?
• An audiological evaluation, sometimes also called a hearing assessment, is a group of tests that check different parts of the auditory system in order to identify the area of the auditory system that is not working appropriately. The results of the evaluation are often put on a graph called an audiogram which shows the areas of hearing loss (low, middle or high pitched sounds) and degree of hearing loss (mild, moderate, profound). The unit of measure for hearing is the decibel. The decibel level for each frequency (pitch) is charted on the audiogram or another graph, depending on the testing done.
