If you have a hearing test coming up, you might be thinking about which steps you should be taking to prepare for it properly. Being prepared for your hearing test is always important and it allows you to go into the test knowing that you’re ready for it. It’ll also help make the process a little easier and smoother for your audiologist, and that’ll mean that they’re able to offer you the best possible care and experience. So here’s how to prepare for your next hearing test.

List medicines and supplements you take

First of all, you should make a list of any medicines that you’re currently taking, as well as any supplements that you’ve been taking. This is important because some medications can interfere with your hearing indirectly without you even realizing. It’s good for your audiologist to know for sure whether that’s the case when they’re assessing your hearing and attempting to reach a diagnosis. The more information they have, the better the outcomes will be for you.

Try to clear wax

Using ear drops to tackle any earwax problems you might be experiencing is a good idea. Your audiologist will want to assess the inside of your ear, and it’s much easier for them to do that if your ears are as clear as they can be. You don’t need to worry about sticking buds in your ear because that’s not normally advisable, but you can get ear drops that will do the job for you and leave your ears looking and feelings clearer.

Avoid loud noises

If you expose your ears to loud noises during the day immediately before your hearing test, this might impact the results. You should avoid any such noises because damage to your ears can be caused on a temporary basis and you don’t want the results to be thrown off by temporary damage sustained as a result of you exposing your ears to loud noises immediately before the hearing test. As such, keep noise to minimum the day of your test and the day before.

Write down any problems with your hearing

If you’ve been having any problems at all with you hearing, you should write these down so that you can talk to your audiologist about them on the day of the hearing test. It’s important that you do this because you don’t want to miss out any of the details. It’s vital that your audiologist has all of the relevant information regarding your hearing and how it’s affecting you in your daily life. Note any problems down and take it with you to your test.

Talk to your insurance company

Your health insurance might entitle you to free hearing tests, and that’s something that you should check and make the most of. You don't want to end up paying for it yourself if you’re potentially covered by your insurance company. Get in touch with them and check this before booking a test. If you can get your test for free, it makes sense to.