Clear communication starts with a comprehensive speech hearing assessment. We evaluate how well you hear, recognise and understand spoken words in quiet and challenging listening environments.
At Welfast Hearing Australia, Speech Audiometry evaluates how effectively your auditory system processes spoken words—not only whether you can detect sound. This advanced assessment is an essential part of a complete hearing evaluation.
It helps our clinicians diagnose communication difficulties, recommend appropriate hearing solutions and optimise hearing aid performance. It is especially valuable when conversations are difficult or speech becomes unclear in background noise.
Speech Audiometry is a specialised assessment that measures your ability to hear and understand spoken words. Unlike Pure Tone Audiometry, which evaluates sensitivity using individual tones, it focuses on recognising and repeating speech at different volume levels.
Many people can hear sounds but still struggle to understand conversations in restaurants, meetings, family gatherings or shopping centres. Speech testing identifies communication difficulties that may not be obvious during routine screening.
Understanding speech supports independence, relationships, workplace performance and overall quality of life.
Speech Audiometry is routinely included in comprehensive hearing assessment and is particularly useful if you experience:
PTA measures hearing sensitivity from approximately 250 Hz to 8000 Hz—the range covering sounds most important for everyday communication.
Speech Reception Threshold (SRT)
This is the softest level at which you can correctly recognise and repeat simple two-syllable words approximately 50% of the time. It helps confirm hearing thresholds and overall hearing ability.
Word Recognition Score
Also called speech discrimination, this measures how accurately you understand speech at a comfortable listening level. Results are expressed as a percentage.
Speech testing supplies valuable information that pure-tone testing alone cannot provide. It connects clinical results with the communication challenges you experience in everyday life.
Your clinician will clearly explain the results and recommend care suited to your communication goals and hearing needs.
Our hearing care is about more than detecting hearing loss—it is about helping you communicate with confidence. We combine modern diagnostic technology with friendly, individualised and evidence-based care.
Welfast Hearing is your trusted independent hearing wellness team across the Central Coast and Lake Macquarie. We help you reconnect with the sounds and people that matter most.
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