Comprehensive hearing exams using the latest audiological equipment in a calm, relaxed environment.
Our Hearing Tests
Clinical excellence at its best.
We offer comprehensive hearing exams using the latest audiological equipment. Your hearing is as unique as you are, so every assessment is handled with time, empathy and proper clinical detail.
As an independent, expert hearing and vision services provider, we provide expert, impartial advice with no ties to manufacturers or third parties.
We are not tied to manufacturers or third parties, so guidance is based on your hearing health rather than a sales target.
Director-Led Testing
Assessments are conducted by our Director, Mr Livingston Sengolraj, a Hearing Aid Audiologist with 10 years of experience.
More Than Tones
Our evaluation includes speech testing in quiet and noisy environments, middle ear testing and tailored goals unique to your lifestyle.
When to book
Do you need a hearing test?
If two or more of these feel familiar, a hearing assessment can give you a clear answer and remove the guesswork.
Conversations feel harder
People seem to mumble, you ask family to repeat themselves, or group conversations take more effort than they used to.
Background noise is exhausting
Restaurants, meetings, family gatherings or busy shops make speech difficult to follow, even when you can hear sound.
Everyday sounds get missed
You miss phone calls, doorbells, timers, alarms or quiet speech from another room.
Others notice the volume
Your television or radio is louder than others prefer, or someone close to you has gently suggested getting your hearing checked.
Test Options
Choose the right hearing test for you.
01. Hearing Health Screening
£30 · 30 minutes
Perfect for anyone experiencing ear problems or noticing a decline in hearing without knowing the cause.
Hearing history questionnaire
Video otoscopy
Tympanometry
Audiometry screening only
This is not a full test. It is designed to identify whether you need a full assessment.
02. Premium Full Hearing Test
£100, free for over 55s · 90 minutes
An in-depth evaluation designed to give a complete understanding of your auditory health and a customised management plan.
Hearing history questionnaire
Ear health check with video otoscopy
Tympanometry and pure tone audiometry
Speech in quiet and speech in noise assessment
Hearing aid demo, referral if needed and hearing solutions quote
03. Hearing Aid Reprogramming
£350 · 90 minutes
Ideal if you are dissatisfied with the service or performance of hearing aids purchased from another provider.
Full premium hearing test
Ear health check, tympanometry and audiometry
Speech in quiet and speech in noise assessment
Hearing aid reprogramming with full report
Two follow-up visits
Appointment journey
What happens during your hearing test?
01
Conversation and hearing history
We start with your symptoms, lifestyle, medical history, noise exposure, tinnitus, balance issues, previous ear problems and what you most want to improve. This makes the test personal rather than generic.
02
Ear health check
We inspect the ear canals and eardrums using otoscopy or video otoscopy. If ear wax, infection or another visible issue is present, we explain what we can see and whether testing should continue that day.
03
Middle ear assessment
Tympanometry checks how the eardrum and middle ear are working. This helps identify issues such as fluid, pressure problems or eardrum movement concerns.
04
Pure tone hearing test
You listen for a range of tones through headphones. This maps the quietest sounds you can hear across speech frequencies and shows the type and level of hearing loss, if present.
05
Speech testing
Because real life is not just beeps, we assess speech understanding in quiet and, where appropriate, in background noise. This helps explain why hearing can feel harder in social situations.
06
Results and next steps
We explain your results clearly, show what they mean, answer your questions and agree the next step. That might be reassurance, monitoring, referral, hearing protection, hearing aids or a trial.
Before you arrive
How to prepare for your hearing test
Bring your real-world questions.
You do not need to study before your appointment. It helps to think about where hearing feels hardest: television, phone calls, meetings, restaurants, family gatherings, work, church, music or traffic.
If you already wear hearing aids, bring them with you, along with any app details, charger, batteries or paperwork. If you have had previous hearing tests, bring those results too.
If your ears feel blocked with wax, book ear wax removal first or tell us when booking. Wax can affect results, and we will advise the best order.
What happens after the hearing test?
Normal Hearing
If your results indicate normal hearing, there is no need for immediate action. We recommend periodic hearing checks to monitor your hearing over time.
Medical Referral
If the test identifies an underlying medical condition affecting your hearing, such as infection or excessive earwax, we refer you to an appropriate medical specialist.
Mild Hearing Loss
If hearing loss does not currently require intervention, we provide advice on protecting your hearing and suggest regular retests every 12 to 18 months.
Hearing Loss Requiring Assistance
If your results show hearing loss that would benefit from support, we discuss options including hearing aids and tailor recommendations to your needs and lifestyle.
Follow-up support
Regardless of your results, we are here to support you every step of the way, whether that means ongoing monitoring, medical referrals, fitting or fine-tuning hearing aids.
No pressure, just clarity
If hearing aids are recommended
We explain why
If hearing aids would help, we show you which parts of the test point to that recommendation and how it connects to the situations you told us are difficult.
You can try technology
Where suitable, we can demonstrate hearing technology so you experience the difference before making a decision.
Independent options
We are not tied to one manufacturer, so recommendations can be matched to your hearing loss, dexterity, phone use, lifestyle and budget.
Time to decide
There is no hard sell. You can take the information away, ask questions, involve family and come back when you are ready.
What people say about us
Livingston has been extremely helpful and professional, recommending the perfect aids for my requirements and assisting with follow-up maintenance and tuning.
Paul, Thatcham
His knowledge, skill, empathy and customer care is a far cry from my previous audiologist. The free trial and no-pressure purchase was a breath of fresh air.
Natalie, Reading
He was very professional, thorough in the testing and very good at explaining what he was doing. I am delighted with the hearing aids.
