Can I Conduct A Hearing Screening With An App

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The Mimi Hearing Test is the easiest way to assess your hearing ability. This hearing test will give you understandable results in about 6 minutes.

- Modern hearing assessment: Easy-to-use and in-depth testing of a wide range of frequencies.
- Get instant results: We turn your auditory data into tangible insights to help you reflect on your hearing health.
- Track your hearing: See how your hearing has changed over time.
- Export results: Print your results to share with friends or healthcare professionals.
- Export to HealthKit: Easily connect from the Health app and compare your hearing results.

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Limitations

The Mimi app is currently calibrated for Apple EarPods, Apple AirPods, Apple AirPods Pro, the Sennheiser HDA 200 & 300. The accuracy of your test results will depend on the type of headphones you use, as well as the ambient noise level. The results we provide are intended as a first step in testing your hearing. Please always seek advice from a medical professional.

Disclaimer

The Mimi Hearing Test is not intended to self-diagnose, -prevent, -monitor, -treat, -alleviate or to exclusively compensate any disease, injury, disability or handicap. If you think you have hearing problems, please consult with your doctor, or other qualified healthcare professional before using this App. However, you are welcome to use this app, in order to prepare or to support your visit to a doctor or other qualified healthcare professional. Use this App at your own risk. The creators don't take any responsibility for direct or indirect damage that could result from its use.

This application is developed by Mimi Hearing Technologies GmbH, and integrates the Mimi Health Hearing Test (HTS-01), a class I medical device under the EU Medical Device Directive, which is manufactured by Mimi Health GmbH. Mimi Hearing Technologies GmbH is the distributor of HTS-01 and the responsible party for further application development outside of HTS-01.

What's New

This release contains minor improvements

Ratings and Reviews

4.7 out of 5

9.6K Ratings

Interesting & thorough!

I downloaded the app just because I was curious as to whether I had any real hearing loss yet, I'm a 29 y.o. female and I am always having to ask people to repeat themselves or back up shows so I can hear what they said again. Shockingly this app came out stating I don't have any hearing loss yet but it did mention that my hearing is worse than about 87% of my age group so I thought that was a good take away and set notifications on my iPhone offered in the hearing section (I think under general>accessibility) so that I can take preventative steps going forward—especially since I love listening to music and loud, bass-bumping music at that. Love the app and that I didn't have to pay or even create a user account (no email required) before taking the actual test! 5 stars!!

Consistent with professional results

I did the test twice out of curiosity. I have known hearing loss and tinnitus, a unfortunate family inheritance, and have been wearing hearing aids full time for about 12 years. I did one test with on the ear headphones, another with wired Apple earbuds. Not exactly the same, but the outcome was the same and consistent enough with results of professional hearing tests that I can recommend this app for screening purposes. Since unaided hearing loss is a factor in some many areas, including social isolation, loss of the ability to distinguish words, and even dementia, I recommend that anyone suspecting hearing loss follow up. Addressing the problem is far better than suffering and the level of daily energy it takes to function when you do not hear well. Modern hearing aids are marvels of technology and improve all the time. My only issue was understanding the very clear instructions on "the button", holding while hearing a sound and releasing when it stops, and the portrait only orientation on the ipad. My phone does not have a 3.5 connector, so had to use the ipad. Linking to Apple Health had to be done on the phone, and required an account with Mimi, but eventually I was able to link it, and see the results in Health.

Seems accurate, but says I have no hearing loss?

I wanted to have my audiogram data input into my Health app so I downloaded this test. I used Samsung Galaxy Buds to conduct the hearing test even though it is not one of the calibrated earbuds, as I do not have AirPods. I had to go into my settings > Accessibility > Audio/Visual and toggle Balance to completely Left or completely Right depending on which ear was being tested, otherwise I'd hear it in both earbuds no matter which ear was being tested.

I compared the results to my professional audiogram I had done recently, and the results are quite similar considering this is a mobile app hearing test that took 5 minutes.

HOWEVER, the app concluded that I had no hearing loss, even though my right ear rated at 3 dBHL and is known to have severe hearing loss according to the audiogram I had done at the doctor's. I'm not sure what criteria Mimi is using here, but I consider myself to have hearing loss even though my left ear hears "normally." I'm surprised at how accurate a mobile app can be, but I am confused at the conclusions the test presents for those of us with unilateral hearing loss.

App Privacy

The developer, Mimi Hearing Technologies, indicated that the app's privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer's privacy policy.

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The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:

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Information

Seller

Mimi Hearing Technologies GmbH

Size

17.3 MB

Category

Health & Fitness

Compatibility

iPhone: Requires iOS 13.0 or later.

iPod touch: Requires iOS 13.0 or later.

Languages

English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish

Age Rating

Copyright

Price

Free

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Supports

Family Sharing

With Family Sharing set up, up to six family members can use this app.