What Happens During a Pediatric Hearing Test? Understanding Speech Testing

We’re excited to release our latest animated video that explains how pediatric speech testing is performed during a pediatric hearing test.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9GbNk791IQ

Flex Dog demonstrating how a child would perform a speech hearing test

In addition to traditional sound testing, audiologists often perform speech recognition testing using pictured words or age-appropriate speech materials. During this portion of the hearing test, the audiologist presents speech at different volume levels while asking the child to identify words or pictures they hear.

This process helps determine:

• How well a child can hear speech

• How clearly spoken words are understood

• The softest level at which speech can be recognized

• Whether hearing difficulties may impact language development

  
  

Our new animated video was created to help parents, caregivers, students, and clinicians better understand what happens during a pediatric hearing test and how pediatric speech testing is performed in an audiology visit.

At Flex VRA, we’re committed to modernizing pediatric audiology tools through engaging, flexible, and easy-to-use VRA system technology designed for today’s clinical environments.

If you'd like to access this video at a later date or download it for your own personal or professional use (free of charge), Youtube and download links are available at flexvra.com/flexdog.