Experiencing an Ear360 is very easy!

ey’re the new hearing specialists in town and I thought what better way to nd out what ‘Ear360’ is all about than by putting my own ears to the test!

Opening earlier this month, Resonate Health o ers a holistic approach to hearing health and provides their unique 10-point hearing assessment, Ear360. Walking into their stylish studio space in Bayfair, I was greeted by the friendly faces of Resonate Health’s audiologist Clara Kwaramba and navigator Sharon Higgison.

Questionnaire en it was straight into Ear360. Up rst was the ‘Hearing Impact’ questionnaire where Sharon asked a series of questions about how my hearing impacts my daily quality of life. “Does a hearing problem because you to feel embarrassed when you meet new people?” My answer was ‘no’, but this is a very real thing for some. “People are often frustrated and in denial about their hearing,” says Sharon. Clara then checked my ear hygiene which was ne – phew – and guided me through a series of audibility and hearing intelligibility tests. “With extended audibility, we’re testing a higher frequency than people would normally test because we’re nding when you have poor extended audibility scores you also nd it hard to hear speech among other speech – so a typical café scenario.” Unlike other hearing clinics, Ear360 also tests memory, sleep, balance and tinnitus. “Sometimes people think they have bad memory but actually it turns out they have bad hearing, which is why they look like they have bad memory,” says Clara.

Holistic Completing my Ear360 assessment, Clara explained my results to me.

“ e whole idea with 360 and why we’ve got the circle graphic is because we want complete holistic hearing health.” Being in my twenties, my scores were low, indicating good overall hearing health. I feel relieved my ears are in check –for now at least.

Clara says: “It’s never too early to start checking your hearing annually with an Ear360 so you can objectively measure any changes.” With my

Ear360 pro le recorded, I’ll de nitely be keeping an eye on my hearing and catch up with Sharon and Clara again!

Giveaways!

anks to Resonate Health, e Sun has three Ear360 experiences to give away to three lucky readers who can tell us what four other aspects of hearing health Ear360 tests unlike standard audiologists? Winners can pass on the Ear360 gift to a friend or family member. Enter online at: www.sunlive.co.nz under the competitions section. Entries must be received by Tuesday, February 28