Diagnostic Testing An appointment with one of our AudigyCertified™ Doctors of Audiology should be made for the purposes of testing and evaluating a suspected hearing loss. Dispensing of Digital Hearing Aids Every patient undergoes a comprehensive hearing exam prior to receiving hearing aids to determine the cause and extent of the hearing loss. A detailed case history is also completed. Once a patient becomes a candidate for hearing aids based upon his/her hearing loss, all options are discussed with the patient including style of the hearing instrument and technology level required to meet his/her communication goals. The hearing aids are then programmed to match his/her unique hearing loss. At this point, every patient undergoes comprehensive instruction on how to listen again. Emphasis is placed on how the brain must relearn to focus on specific sounds that the individual wants to pay attention to and ignore irrelevant noises. Every patient is also instructed on use and care of the hearing instruments.