Hearing Health &

Physiology Lab

Diagnostics

Stethoscope

identifying the nature of hearing loss in the clinic

Technology

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applying knowledge to the development of clinical tools

Pathology

Headphones

studying the causes of hearing loss

Check your hearing health

  • You can screen for hearing loss in the comfort of your own home.

    Online Hearing Test

  • Noise exposure could be the cause of your hearing difficulties. Information on acceptable noise levels can be found here.

    Use a free sound level meter to see how much noise you are exposed to every day. Download From the Apple Store.

  • An estimated 15%, or roughly 1 in 7 adults report hearing difficulty despite a normal definition of hearing (Spankovich et al, 2018). 

    Often this looks like no problems hearing in quiet one-on-one conversations but a lot of difficulty understanding what people are saying in noisy situations.

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