What is usually done to diagnose hearing loss? Or what does an Audiologist do to measure hearing?
The most basic form of hearing evaluation is finding the lowest level at which an individual can detect sounds for various pitches. This can be performed using an Audiometer connected to headphones to test the 2 ears separately; this is called Pure-Tone Audiometry. These thresholds across various pitches/frequencies are plotted on a graph called an Audiogram. This test can gives information on the type and severity of hearing loss.
