A typical consultation is detailed below:

• History – Steven needs to know what’s happened up to now. By listening to your concerns he can build up a bigger picture of what’s happening and how he can help.
• Video Otoscopy – Using a Video Camera we take high resolution pictures of your ears and store the images so we can look back on them later if needed.
• Wax removal – if needed, we are able to use a variety of procedures to remove any wax from your ears, there is little point in continuing with your consultation if your ears are fully or partially blocked with wax.
• Pure Tone Audiometry, this is a full diagnostic hearing test completed in sound proof booth. This test enables us to identify the cause, nature and severity of your tinnitus. This involves wearing a pair of headphones and responding to a series of beeps and whistles at different levels and frequencies.
• Middle Ear Functional test, this scans your ear to ensure your middle ear is working normally.
• Onward referral – Occasionally we may feel that onward referral is required – this is unusual, but you can trust us to always do the right thing, we work with the best Ear Nose and Throat Consultants in the area.
• Explanation of Results – Once we have all of the information we need, we will fully explain all of the tests in detail to you.
• Treatment plan, we will make you an individual treatment plan for your tinnitus. A typical Tinnitus Therapy plan can include some or all of the below