A hearing expert is talking about what residents can expect from Advanced Audiology’s free hearing screening in Santa Clarita.

The screening takes about 45 minutes, and involves having the person sit in a soundproof booth while they remain in communication with the audiologist, according to Steve Lettau of Advanced Audiology. 

“The audiologist can go ahead and press buttons and replicate sounds, and then they have to signal when they hear a sound,” Lettau explained. “If they don’t signal, then we know that they don’t hear that frequency.” 

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In addition, the audiologist will say specific words so that the person being tested can repeat back what they heard. 

“Sometimes they’ll miss it,” Lettau said. “We’ll say ‘hot dog’ and they’ll say ‘hamburger’ or something like that, so we know they’re not deciphering proper language.”

An audiogram of the results is created based on the person’s responses, which shows a baseline of the person’s hearing and any hearing loss, Lettau continued. 

Even if residents have perfect hearing, Lettau still encouraged them to establish their baseline with a free hearing screening in Santa Clarita through Advanced Audiology. 

To demonstrate why, Lettau told the story of a woman with normal hearing who had a screening done and established a baseline. When the woman was involved in a major car crash later, she lost her hearing as a result of the airbags deploying. 

“She went to the insurance company… They said, ‘How do we know it wasn’t pre-existing?’” Lettau said. “So she came to us and we did another baseline screening for her… We showed them the ‘before’ and ‘after’ and they settled with her. If she hadn’t come in and got just the baseline, she probably wouldn’t have gotten any settlement at all, so we encourage people to do that.” 

Advanced Audiology has been providing free hearing screenings in Santa Clarita for years, and increases the amount of screenings provided every year, according to Lettau. 

“About three or four years ago, we did 1,500,” he said. “Then we did 2,000; then we did 2,500. Now we’re shooting for 3,000 this year.”

Ed. Note: This article is a Community Spotlight based on a recent radio interview with Advanced Audiology.

Advanced Audiology was founded in 2010 by Santa Clarita audiologist Nola Aronson, who has been fitting hearing aids, doing hearing test exams and offering hearing aid repairs for more than 30 years. Advanced Audiology is the largest diagnostic hearing center in the Santa Clarita Valley, focusing on clients with hearing loss, tinnitus, ears ringing and more. Hearing tests, hearing aids and new sound infrared devices are also available at Advanced Audiology in addition to a complete hearing healthcare program that includes free batteries, quarterly cleanings and adjustments. Those looking for free hearing screenings in Santa Clarita, an audiologist in Santa Clarita or an “audiologist near me” can contact the office today for more information. 

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