Ruptured Eardrum

Healthcare providers typically examine your inner ear with an otoscope. An otoscope is a lighted instrument that helps healthcare providers look at your eardrum. Hearing specialists called audiologists may also do hearing tests to measure your hearing and eardrum motility. Tests may include:

• Audiometry/audiogram: These terms refer to hearing tests. Audiometry tests your ability to hear soft sounds and different pitches. Audiograms are charts that illustrate audiometry results.
• Tympanometry: This test checks eardrum movement.