Hearing Evaluations
What Happens During a Hearing Evaluation
A hearing evaluation in Mesa, AZ at AFA Balance & Hearing Institute starts with a look inside the ear canal and a conversation about where listening breaks down for you. Testing then covers pure-tone air and bone conduction, speech reception and word recognition, and acoustic immittance including tympanometry and reflex testing. Your audiologist plots the findings on an audiogram and explains the type and degree of any hearing loss before you leave.
Diagnostic Depth Beyond a Basic Hearing Test
This is a diagnostic practice first, so a hearing test here goes further than a screening. We run high-frequency audiometry above 8 kHz for patients on ototoxic medications, work oncology teams near Banner MD Anderson rely on, alongside immittance testing and speech-in-noise measures that a basic screening never touches. Findings are documented and returned to your referring physician, usually within days of the appointment, so the next step in your care is not held up.
Hearing Evaluation FAQs
Common questions about hearing evaluations in Mesa, including what the test battery covers, how long the visit runs, what to bring, and what happens once your audiogram shows a loss.
The visit opens with an otoscopic exam, a magnified look at the ear canal and eardrum to rule out wax, fluid, or a perforation before any testing begins. From there we measure pure-tone thresholds by air and bone conduction, find the softest level at which you can repeat words back, and score word recognition at conversational volume. Acoustic immittance testing follows, checking middle-ear pressure, Eustachian tube function, and acoustic reflexes.
Those results are plotted on an audiogram, which shows whether a loss is sensorineural, conductive, or mixed and how mild or severe it is at each pitch. Your audiologist reviews the graph with you during the same appointment rather than mailing results later. Call (480) 265-8067 to schedule testing at our Mesa office.
Plan on about 60 to 90 minutes at 4838 E. Baseline Road. That covers the intake conversation, the test battery itself, and the review afterward, where your audiologist walks through the audiogram and answers questions. If the results point toward amplification, tinnitus care, or simply a baseline to recheck in a year, that discussion happens in the same visit instead of a separate appointment.
Testing is quiet, painless, and paced to you. Nothing is placed deep in the ear, and you can pause at any point. Our office is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM to 4:30 PM. Call (480) 265-8067 and a patient care coordinator will find a time that works.
Bring a photo ID, your insurance cards, and a current list of medications, including anything prescribed for blood pressure, diabetes, or thyroid function. If a physician referred you, bring the referral paperwork or the name of the practice so we can match it to the order on file. Any previous audiograms are worth packing too, since a prior test gives us a baseline to compare against.
Intake paperwork is handled online through our patient portal before you arrive, so there are no forms to print. One request specific to this office: please skip perfume, cologne, and scented lotion. We keep a fragrance-reduced clinic because strong scents can trigger symptoms in patients here for dizziness testing. Bringing a family member along is welcome and often helps during the results discussion.
What happens next depends on what the pattern shows. Some findings point to a medical cause such as impacted wax, middle-ear fluid, or asymmetry between ears that warrants an ENT opinion, and you will leave with a written recommendation for your physician. A mild, stable change may simply call for a baseline and a recheck in a year, with no treatment at all.
When amplification makes sense, we fit devices from every major manufacturer rather than a single supplier, and every new fitting is verified with real ear measurement so the settings match your ear rather than an average one. Nothing is decided at the diagnostic visit. You will get the findings, the options, and the time to think it over.
The AFA Promise to Every Patient
Whether you're here for a balance evaluation, a diagnostic hearing test, or a new set of hearing aids, you'll be cared for by credentialed clinicians using the same equipment that draws physician referrals from across the East Valley. Every new hearing aid fitting also includes a 45-day trial period, so you can wear your devices through real life in Mesa before you commit.
Patient Stories
See what Mesa and East Valley patients say about the balance testing and hearing care they received at AFA.
Answers for Dizziness and Hearing Loss in Mesa
Advanced balance testing and audiology care on Baseline Road, with most referrals seen within days.
Serving Mesa & the East Valley
Audiologist in Mesa, AZ
Our Mesa office on Baseline Road houses the full vestibular battery — rotational chair, posturography, VNG, vHIT, and VEMP — alongside complete diagnostic hearing care.
- Rotational chair and posturography, rare in Arizona
- Doctor of Audiology care at every step
- VA Community Care, Medicare, and AHCCCS accepted
- Referral appointments within days, sometimes same-day
- All major hearing aid brands, verified with Real Ear
- Serving Mesa and the East Valley since 2013
“Very helpful and willing to educate on what they’re doing as they go and make sure you understand, very patient highly recommend 😊 Went in very nervous, left feeling educated knowledgeable…”— Jon Howard, Google Review
AFA Balance & Hearing Institute
4838 E. Baseline Road, Suite #126, Mesa, AZ 85206
| Monday | 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM |
| Tuesday | 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM |
| Thursday | 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM |
| Friday | 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
Closed daily from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM.
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