At Toronto Family Hearing, we want you and your family to have the best hearing ever. With a comprehensive hearing test and an honest discussion about your lifestyle and preferences, we’ll assess your hearing, detect potential issues and offer treatment options and solutions. Hearing better starts with a hearing test at Toronto Family Hearing.
Live in the Hear and Now
We provide in-depth hearing assessments, including analyzing your lifestyle and medical history, to gain the most accurate picture of your hearing health.
If weaknesses in your auditory system are detected, we will make sure you know what steps to take for improvement.
Our audiologists will inform and guide you with recommended solutions to improve your hearing, so you always stay connected.
We strongly encourage you and your family to get your hearing checked regularly. Routine appointments at major milestones can prove beneficial to detect any changes to your hearing. The earlier we identify any issues, the earlier we can offer treatment and solutions.
Upon arriving at our hearing clinic in Toronto, you’ll be greeted by our friendly professionals and be requested to fill out forms detailing your personal and medical history. Our audiologists will discuss your medical history and concerns and answer any questions you might have.
We will conduct visual examinations of your ear canal and eardrum with an otoscope. Tympanometry and audiometry tests will follow. OAE tests can be used for assessing infants and children. During the examination, we will further discuss your medical history and concerns as part of the assessment itself.
All tests are recorded into a graph, called an audiogram, which summarizes your results from each test. Upon completing your assessments, our audiologists will explain the results of your hearing test in detail. We’ll highlight areas of concern and improvement so you fully understand your hearing health and what that means for you moving forward.
Based on your test results, lifestyle and needs, our audiologists will offer you solutions and recommendations. We’ll explain all your options in great detail, which can include hearing aids, custom hearing protection and tinnitus management. Our audiologists are here to support you in any way moving forward.
FAQ
We recommend routine hearing tests every 3 to 5 years, when you notice your hearing has changed or when you are suffering from hearing loss. If hearing loss is present, we recommend more frequent testing, usually once a year. This ensures that any changes in your hearing are identified as soon as possible and provides us with a medical history of your hearing health if there are problems in the future.
There are several components to a hearing test, including otoscopy (a visual exam of the ears with magnification), pure tone audiometry (listening for beeps and responding), speech audiometry (listening to and repeating back words and sentences with and without background noise) and impedance testing (pressure tests to give us information about the structure of the ear). Otoacoustic emissions (OAE) and Auditory Brain Response (ABR) are additional tests we offer. We can modify our protocols based on your hearing abilities, allowing us to get the most accurate results while offering a thorough assessment.
Depending on your hearing condition and profile, treatments can include hearing aids and, if you are suffering from tinnitus (ringing in the ears), tinnitus management. Getting custom hearing protection can preserve your hearing in loud-noise areas and situations.
No, a doctor’s referral is not required to book your hearing test with Toronto Family Hearing. This applies for both adults and children.
Routinely throughout life, just as you would have your eyes and teeth checked. Infants have their hearing tested at birth but many people neglect their hearing health for decades. We encourage people to have their hearing tested at major life milestones, such as beginning grade school, entering university, retirement, turning 65, etc. This ensures that any changes in your hearing are identified as soon as possible, and provides a medical history of your hearing health in the event there are problems in the future. Healthy hearing is one of the best ways to stay connected to the world around you.
No, OHIP no longer covers hearing testing. Hearing tests were delisted from OHIP in August of 2001. There are some exceptions to this rule however. For instance, if you are being seen by an otolaryngologist or ear nose and throat specialist (ENT) and a hearing test is being performed during that appointment, the specialist is able to bill OHIP for the testing.
At Toronto Family Hearing a hearing test will cost $105 for children, $75 for adults, $45 for seniors. If you have private insurance coverage (e.g. a health insurance plan provided by your employer) you may be able to seek reimbursement through your benefit plan for the cost of the hearing test. You can contact your group insurance provider to determine eligibility and your level of coverage.
