Unlike an online hearing test, where only you, your computer and speakers are interacting, a face-to-face hearing evaluation will have you answering pertinent questions and sharing some important health information to an audiologist. To give you the best hearing health care, an audiologist may ask a question about your current and previous physical and medical background. A hearing test conducted by an audiologist will always be personalized.

There are several physical conditions that can affect a person’s hearing status. This sort of information cannot be evaluated during an online hearing test. It is also worth noting that it is very important that an audiologist evaluate your hearing issues because it can make other existing medical conditions worse. Unlike an online hearing test, which is quite vague and cannot give out an accurate hearing loss diagnosis, a hearing test conducted by an audiologist may involve more than just one test and may take a series of other tests to further pin down a specific diagnosis.