At Barrie Tan ENT Head & Neck Surgery, we handle every step of your hearing care under one roof. We start by finding the root cause of the problem, treating any ear infections or fluid build-up, and deciding together whether surgery makes sense. When the focus shifts to testing, fitting devices, or guiding you through recovery after an implant, our audiologist in Singapore takes the lead with clear, practical support.
An audiologist tests hearing, fits devices and coaches patients to regain clear speech. At Barrie Tan ENT, the audiologist conducts comprehensive checks, matches tinnitus tones, and programmes hearing aids for daily life. After Dr Tan’s implant surgery, the audiologist in Singapore maps the processor and runs listening drills until voices feel natural. This tight surgeon-audiologist link keeps care smooth from the first test to the final result.
As part of the assessment process, audiologists use hearing tests, such as pure-tone audiometry and speech tests, to measure your hearing thresholds and speech comprehension. Routine hearing checkups are recommended for general healthcare, especially for adults over 60, even without apparent symptoms.
For many adults and children, the next step is a trial with modern hearing aids. A hearing aid audiologist selects the right style and programmes the device to your prescription, and also recommends suitable hearing devices, such as hearing aids or cochlear implants, tailored to your specific needs. The audiologist works with various types of hearing devices to ensure the best match for your hearing loss.
Barrie Tan ENT Head & Neck Surgery provides comprehensive audiology services in Singapore, including full hearing assessments, hearing aid trials, cochlear implant programming and post-implant rehabilitation for adults and children.
For a detailed evaluation of your symptoms, please reach out to us today.
Hearing loss treatment brings together medication, tailored devices, and, when appropriate, surgery to help you follow every conversation again. Our ENT team starts with precise tests that show the type and level of loss, including how well you pick up speech amid background noise, which often explains why restaurant conversations feel unclear even when soft sounds reach you.
Our audiologist starts by running tests and reviewing your history to pinpoint precisely what is causing the hearing trouble. Keeping ears healthy and tackling any issues early makes a real difference in daily life. Most patients do well with modern hearing aids. When profound hearing loss demands it, cochlear implants bring speech back within reach. Bone conduction implants help if the outer or middle ear blocks sound. In some cases, endoscopic ear surgery clears the disease while protecting hearing.
Tinnitus can feel like a constant hum that drowns out the good moments. Our team starts with a full hearing check and matches the exact pitch of the ringing so we know what we are dealing with. From there, sound therapy, hearing aid adjustments or simple counselling often bring real quiet. Our ENT doctor rules out any medical cause first, then the audiologist fine-tunes a plan that lets you focus on family dinners or work calls again.
Dr Barrie Tan was formerly the Head of the Department of Otolaryngology (ENT) at Singapore General Hospital and has devoted his career to improving his patients’ ENT health and quality of life. Our integrated service at Gleneagles Hospital provides accurate answers from the first test to lasting hearing. Book your consultation today.
Yes. We compare every new test with your previous results and plot the changes on a graph. Even small shifts of 5–10 dB over a year can be spotted early, so we can adjust your hearing aids or investigate new causes before you notice a big difference in daily life.
Many of our patients start with that exact situation. We can set the aids to be almost invisible in quiet settings and only kick in strongly when background noise rises. You decide whether to wear them part-time or full-time; most end up wearing them all day because the difference in noisy environments is so clear.
Most patients feel comfortable with the sound quality within the first one to two weeks. However, your brain usually needs four to six weeks of consistent wear to fully adapt, especially in noisy settings like restaurants or family gatherings. We schedule a two-week and six-week review to fine-tune everything during this period.
We recommend a check-up and a clean every six months. At these visits, we verify the settings still match your current hearing, clean the devices thoroughly, replace worn parts and update the software, usually at no extra charge under most warranty plans. Many patients combine this with their annual review with Dr Tan for overall ear health.
Senior Consultant ENT Specialist
MBBS (Singapore), MMed (ENT) (Singapore)
MRCS (Edinburgh, UK), FAMS (Otolaryngology)
Dr Barrie Tan is a dedicated ENT specialist with over 20 years of experience and a keen focus on hearing loss and cochlear implants, among others. Prior to setting up his own practice, Dr Tan was the Head of the ENT Department at the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) – the largest ENT department in Singapore – as well as the Director of the Centre for Hearing and Ear Implants at SGH.
Dr Tan was a President’s Scholar and completed his subspeciality Fellowship in Otology, Hearing Implant, Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery at the Ear Science Institute in Australia. Today, Dr Tan remains actively involved in the ENT fraternity, holding several leadership positions and being engaged in the nurturing of the next generation of ENT surgeons. He has organized numerous ENT conferences and continues to devote his time towards meaningful volunteer work and medical missions.
