Employee Hearing Tests
Why do we need an employee hearing test?
For too long, our ear care and hearing health has not been a priority. Different people naturally have different hearing capabilities, but our ability to hear throughout our life can change, which is why it's important to have regular hearing tests, and take action as early as possible.
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Regular hearing tests enable us to have the knowledge of what our hearing is up to. Any changes to our hearing can indicate to audiologists whether there is an age related change to our hearing or whether further investigation is needed. Sometimes having the reassurance that all is well with our hearing test results can help us to feel confident in ourselves. We often can find that as we’re getting older that we start to struggle more in noisy situations such as restaurants and friends/family get togethers. Sometimes we wonder and maybe panic that our hearing is changing. Workplace Ear Care can carry out employee hearing tests which can help determine what our hearing is up to and give the necessary recommendations.
More often than not, it is only when significant problems arise that assistance is sought, and ears are checked. Workplace Ear Care are taking a proactive approach to raise the profile of regular ear care, empowering employees to learn more about their hearing health, and reducing the risk of minor issues being missed until they've become significant.
What is an employee hearing test?
A hearing test is a measure of how well our ears can register and hear different sounds. Audiologists will test your hearing at different pitches across the speech frequencies, 250Hz – 8kHz, to find out what the quietest sound each individual can hear. Our audiologists will test your hearing following the recommended procedure from the British Society of Audiology.
These employee hearing tests allow us to understand us to understand how well you are hearing speech, along with how well you are coping with hearing in background noise. Identifying any difficulties, and advising how to take action on hearing loss and protect hearing, can positively impact employee communication and also long term mental health.
Testing your hearing involves wearing a calibrated set of headphones, through which different pitches of sounds at different noise levels are played. The individual will indicate when they can hear the sound usually via a handheld button. The quietest level you can hear is then marked on an audiogram (chart). After the test your audiologist can show and discuss the results and explain whether there are any indicators of hearing loss.
This is one of the benefits of having a hearing test onsite with an audiologist as the results can be discussed straight away. Having the results straight away helps to reduce any worry over what the test results may show.
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At Workplace Ear Care, our employee hearing test process also involves a check of your ear canal and eardrum, using a specialist tool called an Otoscope. This ear check is essential to give an indication of whether your ears are healthy. Some individuals find they have a build up of ear wax or are prone to dry skin in their ears. Otoscopy allows us to do a detailed ear check and we will feedback to you our findings.
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What is the difference between a hearing test and a hearing screen?
A hearing test is a more thorough assessment across the range of speech frequencies we hear, compared to a quick hearing screening which only tests a couple of points across the hearing range.
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Our employee hearing tests will pinpoint sound levels where a person is having difficulty, whereas a screening indicates there may be problem and determines whether a full hearing test is required.
Quick and Efficient Testing
Our ear checks and employee hearing tests are streamlined to take up minimal time in the day.
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We use the latest Audiology testing technology ensuring accurate testing results.
Professional Audiologists
All our ear care services are overseen by experienced and qualified Audiologists.
Our expertise means we can explain every step of your appointment, and give valuable information and advice for future actions.
Customized Care
We understand that every employee is unique, which is why we can provide customized results reports to help each individual employee make informed decisions about their ear health.
On-site Wellbeing Services
By visiting your workplace we make it easy for employers to provide annual ear health checks and hearing tests to their employees.
Core Services
Workplace Ear Care have created a detailed yet concise service to carry out ear checks and hearing test on your employees, which can be tailored to suit your business.
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Our hearing care service is brilliant and we’ve kept it simple to allow for maximum efficiency during the working day. We would love to discuss with you how our services can help your business, and learn how many of your staff will be enjoying the benefit of on-site employee hearing tests.
Our tailored service includes:
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In-depth Individual hearing assessments performed only by an experienced and fully qualified Audiologist, using the latest professional equipment, who will expertly talk through the results afterwards.
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Otoscopy - physical inspection of the ear canal and ear drum.
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Fully independent and unbiased advice.
Optional Extras
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A personalised report for each employee, including their audiogram (hearing test results) and lifestyle recommendations
Employees often appreciate a report to have for their records. Get in contact with us to find out how we can help boost your employee’s ear and health wellbeing now!
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Get a Quote
To discuss our ear care services, and to obtain a quote, contact us today by completing the Enquiry Form below.