HEARING TESTING & FUNCTIONAL HEARING ASSESSMENT IN GENEVA, IL
Real-world hearing evaluation that goes beyond the booth — because everyday life is never quiet.
Schedule Your Hearing Assessment with Geneva Hearing Services today.
WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT
WHAT IS A FUNCTIONAL HEARING ASSESSMENT?
A 60-Minute Evaluation Built Around Your Real Life.
A Functional Hearing Assessment (FHA) is a comprehensive 60-minute evaluation designed to determine how well a person functions in everyday life with their hearing — not just how they respond to tones in a quiet booth.
Unlike a standard hearing test, an FHA evaluates speech understanding, hearing in noise, listening fatigue, communication challenges, and how the brain processes sound. This helps ensure patients receive the right recommendation based on their real-world needs.
At Geneva Hearing Services, every new patient begins with a hearing test and FHA because hearing healthcare starts with getting the diagnosis right.
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FHA VS. STANDARD HEARING TEST: WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?
STANDARD TEST
Standard Test — Pure-Tone Audiogram
- Detects tones in a silent booth
- Identifies frequency & volume thresholds
- Takes 15–20 minutes
- Does not test speech in noise
- Does not measure listening fatigue
- Limited real-world context
OUR FHA APPROACH
Functional Hearing Assessment
- Evaluates everyday hearing function
- Tests speech understanding
- Measures hearing in noisy environments
- Assesses listening fatigue
- Evaluates auditory brain processing
- 60 minutes – thorough & personalised
WHAT THE FUNCTIONAL HEARING ASSESSMENT MEASURES
Speech Understanding
Clarity of words in quiet & complex settings
Hearing in Noise
Conversations in crowds & restaurants
Auditory Processing
How your brain interprets sound
Listening Fatigue
Mental effort from following conversations
Communication Challenges
Real-world situations most affected
YOUR HEARING EVALUATION AT GENEVA HEARING SERVICES
Every hearing evaluation begins with a thorough case history and your Functional Hearing Assessment, then includes a complete suite of clinical tests conducted in our calibrated sound isolation booths.
- Case History & Communication Questionnaire — We review your medical history, lifestyle, and the specific listening situations where you struggle most.
- Functional Hearing Assessment (FHA) — Our signature 60-minute real-world evaluation covering speech, noise, fatigue, and auditory processing.
- Pure-Tone Audiometry — Sound isolation booth testing to determine how well each ear detects low, middle, and high frequency tones.
- Tympanometry — Examination of middle ear function and eardrum mobility — identifies any conductive hearing issues.
- Otoacoustic Emissions (OAE) Testing — Assesses inner ear hair cell health and cochlear function.
- Results & Personalised Recommendations — We review findings, explain your hearing loss type and degree, and walk through next steps with no pressure.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT HEARING TESTING
What is a Functional Hearing Assessment (FHA)?
Do all patients receive the Functional Hearing Assessment?
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Does insurance cover a hearing test?
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THE RIGHT DIAGNOSIS IS WHERE BETTER HEARING BEGINS
You cannot solve what you do not understand. Schedule a hearing evaluation with our trained audiologists at Geneva Hearing Services and discover how much sound you have been missing — and how much more you could be hearing.
Reviewed by the Doctor of Audiology at Geneva Hearing Services
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Schedule a thorough hearing assessment at Geneva Hearing Services in Geneva, IL, and get personalized care designed around your needs.