This procedure may vary clinic to clinic.

To learn if a person can benefit from the Baha they will go through a thorough audiological assessment. This can take up to a couple of hours or so in some clinics, depending on the particular assessment routine they use.

Initially they will see the surgeon who will explain what the Baha is and why they are suggesting it would be a good option.

He/she will then pass on to the audiologist, who will test the hearing ability using a series of tests. The air conduction hearing (via head phones) and the bone conduction hearing (via a bone conduction head band) will be tested.

Part of the test might involve trying the Baha on a Test Rod. This is a plastic rod which is held between the teeth with a Baha attached. The sound vibrations would be carried via the rod and teeth to the skull.

If the results indicate that he/she might benefit from the Baha they then are fitted with a Baha sound processor on a Test Band, and asked to try it out round the hospital for a period. (Some clinics will let the patient return home with the Headband to try it out over a longer period in their normal environments).

They will then be asked if they feel they would like to go ahead with the procedure, and will then be added to the waiting list. (UK)