My visit to Butterfly Audiology
I am going to Butterfly Audiology to have my ears checked and play some listening games. Someone who checks people’s hearing is called an audiologist.
Arriving at Butterfly Audiology
When we arrive we will tell the person at the reception desk who we are.
Waiting for the Audiologist
The audiologist might be ready for us as soon as we arrive, or we might sit in the waiting room until the audiologist is ready.
Consultation
When the audiologist takes us to their room, I can sit in a chair by myself or I can sit on my adult’s lap.
Audiologist checking my ears
The audiologist will start by asking some questions about me and my ears. Then they will use a type of torch called an otoscope to look in my ears.
Tympanometer
Next, the audiologist will use a machine called a tympanometer to check how my ears are working.
A soft rubber plug sits in my ear and gently pushes some air in- some people say that it tickles a bit!
Tympanometer Reading
The tympanometer draws either a mountain or a line
Listening Games
Now it is time to play some listening games. Listening games help the audiologist find out how much I can hear. I might wear headphones, foam plugs called inserts, or a bone conductor which sits over my head like a headband
I might wear
Headphones
I might wear
Inserts
I might wear
Bone Conductor
Every time I hear a beep or a whistle, I might
Put a coin in a moneybox
Every time I hear a beep or a whistle, I might
Press a button
Every time I hear a beep or a whistle, I might
Put a peg on a board
Every time I hear a beep or a whistle, I might
Clap my hands
Hearing the audiologist
Next, I might point at things that I hear the audiologist say, or I might use my voice to say the words that I hear. If I’m not sure what some of the words are, I can have a guess.
Consultation complete
When I have finished, the audiologist will talk to me and my adult about my ears again, and I might want to ask some questions. Once we are finished, the audiologist might ask me if I would like a sticker!
Leaving Butterfly Audiology
Before we leave we will go to the counter to pay, and maybe arrange for me to come back and play some more listening games another day.
Arriving at Butterfly Audiology
When we arrive we will tell the person at the reception desk who we are.
Waiting for the Audiologist
The audiologist might be ready for us as soon as we arrive, or we might sit in the waiting room until the audiologist is ready.
Consultation
When the audiologist takes us to their room, I can sit in a chair by myself or I can sit on my adult’s lap.
Audiologist checking my ears
The audiologist will start by asking some questions about me and my ears. Then they will use a type of torch called an otoscope to look in my ears.
Tympanometer
Next, the audiologist will use a machine called a tympanometer to check how my ears are working.
A soft rubber plug sits in my ear and gently pushes some air in- some people say that it tickles a bit!
Tympanometer Reading
The tympanometer draws either a mountain or a line
Listening Games
Now it is time to play some listening games. Listening games help the audiologist find out how much I can hear. I might wear headphones, foam plugs called inserts, or a bone conductor which sits over my head like a headband
I might wear
Headphones
I might wear
Inserts
I might wear
Bone Conductor
Every time I hear a beep or a whistle, I might
Put a coin in a moneybox
Every time I hear a beep or a whistle, I might
Press a button
Every time I hear a beep or a whistle, I might
Put a peg on a board
Every time I hear a beep or a whistle, I might
Clap my hands
Hearing the audiologist
Next, I might point at things that I hear the audiologist say, or I might use my voice to say the words that I hear. If I’m not sure what some of the words are, I can have a guess.
Consultation complete
When I have finished, the audiologist will talk to me and my adult about my ears again, and I might want to ask some questions. Once we are finished, the audiologist might ask me if I would like a sticker!
Leaving Butterfly Audiology
Before we leave we will go to the counter to pay, and maybe arrange for me to come back and play some more listening games another day.