We use age-appropriate methods like play-based testing, VRA, or pure tone audiometry to gently assess your child’s hearing. The experience is calm, fun, and adjusted to suit your child’s attention span and personality.

Visual Reinforcement Orientation Audiometry (VROA) is a hearing test used for children between 9 months and 3.5 years old. In this test, an audiologist encourages the child to turn their head towards a sound coming from a speaker. When the child responds correctly, they are rewarded with a visual stimulus, like a colourful video or puppet. The sound starts loud for training purposes and gradually decreases to assess the child’s response to softer sounds.

Play Audiometry is a hearing test for children aged 3.5 to 6 years. The child wears over-the-ear headphones and is taught to respond to sounds by, for example, throwing a toy into a box. Initially, the sounds are loud for training, and then the volume is lowered to assess how well they hear softer sounds. The activity can be adapted to keep the child engaged and focused during the test.

Pure Tone Audiometry is used for children aged 6 years and older, and it’s similar to the test adults undergo. The child wears over-the-ear headphones and is given a button to press when they hear a sound. They are trained to respond by pressing the button whenever they detect a sound. If needed, speech audiometry may also be conducted, where the child repeats short words heard through the headphones.