whoisp Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 Hi Guys Is there anyone that's had a Audiology hearing test? What db do they start with, how the test work? is it the frequencies you can't hear when they turn the loudness down The chart saying serve hearing loss on the higher frequency is 80db, which makes sense. listening to stuff 6000 Hz and higher at 80db would causes damage but i was interested how they do the test to measure this, given it would need to be the opposite, turning things down until you can't hear. So i would assume they start at a level and frequency and go lower until you cant hear ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Nicholls Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 (edited) I've got an appointment on May 8. I'll let you know how it goes. But, yes, the last time I had one, they gradually lowered the volume until I couldn't detect the sound; words, tones, etc. Edited April 28, 2023 by Colin Nicholls 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutrageProductions Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 Most professional audiologists will start at low level and move up until you indicate that you can hear it. That eliminates psyco-acoustic precognition. And they will jump around in frequency too. I have my hearing tested every 3 years. I still have 18k in both ears at age 65. Always wear hearing protection around loud sustained noises, and haven't been to a rock concert since 2003. I consider myself VERY lucky! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoisp Posted April 28, 2023 Author Share Posted April 28, 2023 On 4/28/2023 at 6:54 PM, Colin Nicholls said: I've got an appointment on May 8. I'll let you know how it goes. But, yes, the last time I had one, they gradually lowered the volume until I couldn't detect the sound; words, tones, etc. Expand ive got appointment on the 9th lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoisp Posted April 28, 2023 Author Share Posted April 28, 2023 On 4/28/2023 at 6:55 PM, OutrageProductions said: Most professional audiologists will start at low level and move up until you indicate that you can hear it. That eliminates psyco-acoustic precognition. And they will jump around in frequency too. I have my hearing tested every 3 years. I still have 18k in both ears at age 65. Always wear hearing protection around loud sustained noises, and haven't been to a rock concert since 2003. I consider myself VERY lucky! Expand So once they find a comfortable level they jump round frequencies then start turning nit down by 10 or 5 db at a time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutrageProductions Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 (edited) I suppose it could depend on the practitioner, but my tests have always started each frequency inaudible and raise it until I indicate that I can discern it from background noise. Edited April 28, 2023 by OutrageProductions 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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