A full evaluation normally takes about 1 hour. The consultation portion is for the purpose of gaining some background information on the patient and specifics about the hearing loss and history. The ears will be examined for conditions such as wax, infection, redness, pressure on the eardrum and scar tissue. If the ears are clear, a full audiological evaluation is then run. This consists of Air conduction and bone conduction testing, as well as pure tone threshold testing, MCL and UCL testing. These tests will tell us if you have a loss, which ears, and how severe. This will be helpful in determining the proper method and type of correction to use.