How do I read my hearing test results?

How do I read my hearing test results?

The results of the hearing test are an indication for the degrees of hearing loss:

1. Normal hearing: -10 to 20 dB.
2. Mild hearing loss: 20 to 40 dB higher than normal.
3. Moderate hearing loss: 40 to 70 dB higher than normal.
4. Severe hearing loss: 70 to 90 dB higher than normal.
5. Profound loss: 90 dB or more.

What do the numbers mean on hearing test?

The horizontal axis (x-axis) represents frequency (pitch) from lowest to highest. The lowest frequency tested is usually 250 Hertz (Hz), and the highest is usually 8000 Hz.

How do you read tympanogram?

A tympanogram will show the results of one eardrum at a time. An “L” on the tympanogram indicates the left eardrum; an “R” indicates the right eardrum. A clinician will mainly look at the peak of each graph.

What should your hearing level be?

Normal hearing range is from 0 dBHL (Decibel Hearing Level), which is the audiometric zero, to 20 dBHL. Any threshold, at any frequency, that is over 20 dBHL is identified as hearing loss. Though a ‘normal’ audible range for loudness is 0 – 180dB, anything over 85dB is considered damaging for our hearing.

What are normal hearing levels?

A person with normal hearing perceives sounds at frequencies between 20 and 20,000 Hz. Frequencies between 500 and 4000 Hz are most important for speech processing.

What is normal hearing range?

between 20 and 20,000 Hz
A person with normal hearing perceives sounds at frequencies between 20 and 20,000 Hz. Frequencies between 500 and 4000 Hz are most important for speech processing.

What is good hearing range?

about 20 to 20,000Hz
The ‘normal’ hearing frequency range of a healthy young person is about 20 to 20,000Hz. Though a ‘normal’ audible range for loudness is from 0 to 180dB, anything over 85dB is considered damaging, so we should try not to go there. As we age, it’s the upper frequencies we lose first.

What are normal tympanogram results?

Typically for children a volume range of 0.5 to 1.5 cc is typically considered normal, while for adults the range is 0.5 to 2.00 cc. This value is reported by the tympanometer, but not shown on the tympanogram graph.

What does a normal tympanogram look like?

Type A tympanograms look like a teepee, and indicate a normal middle ear system, free of fluid or physiological anomalies which would prevent the admittance of sound from the middle ear into the cochlea. Figure 1 shows an example of a Type A tympanogram.

What is normal hearing Hz?

People with normal hearing can hear sounds between 20 and 20,000 Hz. Decibels measure how loud a sound is.

How can I understand my hearing test results?

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How do I read my hearing test?

Bone conduction testing could also be shown with brackets,such as[for you right ear and]for your left ear.

This test is used to determine what is causing your hearing loss,such as damaged nerves or something like earwax blocking the sound waves.

Most audiograms will not contain these symbols.

How do you pass a hearing test?

Ringing

Buzzing

Roaring

Clicking

Hissing

Humming

whistling

grinding

humming

How to read EPT Test results?

The results of this test usually appear within three minutes.

The EPT tests with the results given in word form are easy to interpret,but are more expensive than standard line tests.

While you wait for the results,an hourglass may appear in the window.

The hourglass symbol will flash to show the test is working.