Real Ear Measurement
What Real Ear Measurement Confirms Inside Your Ear
Real ear measurement in Falconer, NY answers a question most fittings never ask: how much sound is actually reaching your eardrum. A probe microphone thinner than a strand of spaghetti sits in the canal alongside the hearing aid while speech plays, and the software compares what arrives against the prescription target for your hearing loss. Jamie adjusts the device until the two lines meet.
The Verification Almost Nobody Around Here Performs
Real ear measurement is the published best practice standard, and national surveys put the share of fitters who actually do it near a third. Locally the number is smaller still: Jamie is believed to be the only provider in Chautauqua County who performs REM. That is the difference between a hearing aid programmed to an average ear and one measured in yours, which is why patients notice words landing clearly instead of just arriving louder.
Real Ear Measurement FAQs
Common questions about real ear measurement in Falconer, NY: what the probe microphone measures, whether it works on devices bought elsewhere, how much time it adds, and why so few fittings include it.
A standard fitting usually ends where the manufacturer's software ends. Your audiogram goes into the programming, the software predicts what the device should do, and the hearing aids go home with you. Nobody ever checks whether that prediction held up once the device was seated in your particular ear.
Real ear measurement, also called probe microphone measurement or live speech mapping, closes that gap. With the probe in place we can see whether soft speech is falling below where you can hear it, whether consonants are too sharp, and whether the volume is safe at the top end. Ear canals vary in length and shape, so two patients with matching audiograms can end up with noticeably different settings. Measuring beats estimating every time.
Yes. The Hearing Place works on hearing aids regardless of where they were purchased, and that includes running real ear measurement on a set you have been wearing for years. Bring them in and we will see what they are actually delivering compared to what your hearing loss calls for.
This is one of the more common reasons people come to us. A patient has decent devices that never quite sounded right, assumes that is simply how hearing aids are, and finds out the settings were never verified against their own ears. Depending on the brand and age of the device we can often reprogram it on the spot. Call or text (716) 708-4343 and tell us what you are wearing.
Verification adds roughly ten to fifteen minutes per ear on top of the programming, plus a little conversation about what you are hearing while the speech plays. It is folded into the fitting appointment, not treated as a premium add-on or a separate line on your bill.
Those few minutes are the difference between hearing aids you wear and hearing aids that end up in a dresser drawer. If soft speech is being missed, we catch it before you leave rather than three frustrating weeks later. We also re-verify at follow-up visits and any time the programming changes meaningfully, because your hearing is not fixed in place. Prices are best discussed by phone at (716) 708-4343.
Two reasons, mostly. The equipment costs money and takes training to use well, and skipping it shortens the appointment, which lets a high-volume office move more people through in a day. Neither reason has anything to do with what is best for the patient.
The result is that most of the country gets a fitting based on a software prediction. In Chautauqua County the gap is wider still, since Jamie is believed to be the only provider here who performs it. Being a Nationally Board Certified Hearing Instrument Specialist means holding to the standard the research supports, even when nobody would know the difference if we skipped it. Ask any provider you are considering whether they do real ear measurement. The answer tells you a lot.
Backed by Our 100% Satisfaction Guarantee
Every hearing plan we build at The Hearing Place in Falconer carries a 100% satisfaction guarantee. That promise covers the outcome, not just the device — if you aren't hearing better in the rooms and conversations that matter to you, we keep working. Adjustments, re-verification with Real Ear Measurement, a different level of technology, whatever it takes. Patients across Chautauqua County stay with us because we don't stop at the sale.
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Serving Falconer, Jamestown, and Chautauqua County with board-certified, REM-verified hearing care and a 100% satisfaction guarantee.
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Our East Main Street office — right next to Crosby's — offers comprehensive hearing evaluations, verified hearing aid fittings, and in-house repairs, with private on-site parking.
- Nationally Board Certified Hearing Instrument Specialist
- Independent, owner-operated practice — not a chain
- Handicap-accessible parking on site
“Jamie is totally passionate about your hearing. She has taken my hearing issues very seriously and has helped me more than any of the other places that I've been to. Very professional and personable. I highly recommend this business.”— John Short, Google Review
The Hearing Place
Hearing Center102 E Main St, Falconer, NY 14733
| Monday | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Tuesday | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Wednesday | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Thursday | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Friday | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |