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	hearing test (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		A hearing test usually determines how well a person hears sounds that are presented to the ear and to the skull bones.
		Testing for sounds that travel through the air is done with a person wearing earphones over his or her ears.
		To test for sounds that travel through the bone, tuning forks of different frequencies are tapped and held against a person's skull.
	www.northmemorial.com /HealthEncyclopedia/content/1061.asp (418 words)

	Phonak hearing systems - Children hearing tests
		If you think a hearing loss may be present the first step is to ask your medical practitioner to refer your child for an audiological assessment.
		Hearing screening usually shows simply that a child's hearing is not at a normal level.
		These tests can be fun and for infants and toddlers, a head-turn response to a test signal is usually the best and most reliable testing method.
	www.phonak.com /consumer/parents/discover/tests.htm (379 words)

	Buying a Hearing Aid
		A hearing loss is conductive when there is a problem with the ear canal, the eardrum and/or the three bones connected to the eardrum.
		A hearing loss is sensorineural when it results from damage to the inner ear (cochlea) or auditory nerve, often as a result of the aging process and/or noise exposure.
		Hearing aid options, which are appropriate for your particular hearing loss and listening needs, the size, and shape of your ear and ear canal, and the dexterity of your hands will all be considered in deciding what type of hearing aid is the best for you.
	www.entnet.org /healthinfo/hearing/hearing_aid.cfm (810 words)

	Hearing Evaluation in Children
		Sensorineural hearing loss involves malformation, dysfunction, or damage to the inner ear (cochlea) or nerve of hearing and is rarely due to problems with the auditory cortex of the brain.
		Sensorineural hearing loss is generally not reversible medically or surgically, but children with this type of hearing loss often can be helped with hearing aids.
		Hearing aids are expensive, due to their sophisticated technology; a hearing aid costs at least several hundred dollars.
	kidshealth.org /parent/general/eyes/hear.html (1585 words)

	Five Minute Hearing Test
		Many people experience hearing loss gradually, often due to the natural aging process or long exposure to loud noise.
		Hearing loss can also be a sign of more serious health problems.
		I have trouble hearing conversations in a noisy background, such as a party.
	www.entnet.org /healthinfo/hearing/hearing_test.cfm (352 words)

	Hearing USA \| Hearing Aid Technology
		Hearing aid technology that will work for you depends first of all on a good hearing test.
		In the conventional Speech Discrimination test, the hearing specialist presents 25 to 50 standardized words to you, which you are asked to repeat.
		If you have been given a complete hearing test, the hearing specialist will be better able to fit you with the instrument and the circuits you need for your situation.
	www.hearingusa.com /tech.htm (3273 words)

	June Hearing Test
		Her hearing is yet another one of her bodily functions which needs to be assessed as a result of her diagnosis.
		It is essential that the baby is asleep during the test otherwise muscle movements may be recorded instead of hearing responses.
		She conducted another test which indicated that Daria had fluid in her ears which would certainly be affecting her hearing responses.
	www.users.bigpond.com /daria99/june15.html (395 words)

	Hearing aid company located in Hutchinson, Kansas - Hearing Test
		In some cases, a bone conduction threshold test may be performed using a mastoid bone oscillator.
		Because you may not hear certain sounds and words properly, you'll be tested for discrimination or speech understanding using a word test.
		Your audiogram results will be documented and graphically depicted showing your hearing loss threshold, speech discrimination scores, and the potential difficulties you may have if you have a hearing loss.
	www.precisionhearingofkansas.com /55374.html (239 words)

	MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Audiology
		Hearing occurs when sound waves are conducted to the nerves of the inner ear and from there to the brain.
		This may be a screening test to detect a hearing loss at an early stage.
		There are many hearing function tests, from simple screenings (such as producing a loud noise and observing the test subject for a startle response) to complex, detailed measurements such as the brainstem auditory evoked responses test (BAER), in which an electroencephalogram is used to detect brain wave response to sounds.
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/ency/article/003341.htm (858 words)

	AUDIO-CD Hearing Test (compact disc for testing of hearing)
		The time (measured in seconds) that passes before the test tone is heard represents the intensity (measured in dB) of the tone at the point the tone is heard.
		The purpose of one's hearing test is to find hearing thresholds for all of the test tones, chart them, and then compare the charted results against the "ideal" hearing thresholds.
		Any concerns with the hearing test results should be brought to the attention of an audiologist or acoustician.
	www.digital-recordings.com /audiocd/audio.html (1252 words)

	Hearing Test, Pure Tone Test, Speech Test and Middle Ear Test: Hear-it
		The hearing health care professional will examine your hearing ability by letting you listen to a number of different pure tones through a pair of headphones or earplugs.
		In some cases, the hearing health care professional will carry out a bone conduction test to measure your ability to hear pure tones, by placing a small bone conductor behind your ear.
		A comparison of these two test results provides a better indication of which particular parts of the ear are responsible for the hearing loss.
	www.hear-it.org /page.dsp?page=2106 (198 words)

	Hearing Test (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Hearing tests measure how loud a sound has to be before you just barely begin to hear it.
		Employees working in a noise environment that is potentially damaging should be given baseline hearing tests.
		Annual hearing test are recommended to insure your hearing has not significantly change.
	www.asihealthservices.com /hearing_test_ht.html (225 words)

	What's Hearing Loss? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Maybe you've had a hearing test, when you wore headphones and had to raise your left or right hand to show that you could hear in each ear.
		A kid with hearing loss may attend a special school, special classes within a regular school, or may be part of a regular classroom.
		Depending on how severe their hearing loss is, some kids may work with audiologists or speech-language pathologists to help them develop their hearing and speaking skills.
	kidshealth.org /kid/health_problems/sight/hearing_impairment_p2.html (588 words)

	Hearing Screening Test
		Baby Hearing If you are visiting this site for the first time, it may be because your baby has been referred for a second hearing screening test or for follow up hearing testing...
		tests, your doctor may suggest a follow up hearing screening and a referral to an audiologist for a...
		The average $25 hearing screening test per child is a small price to pay compared to the costs to parents, guardians, school systems and society for those children who go undiagnosed and untreated...
	hearingtest.midshearing.com /hearingscreeningtest (991 words)

	Hearing Test For Newborns Has High False-positive Rate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		But in the same group of infants, DPOAE tests performed with the strictest passing requirements suggested that 35 percent of the babies tested would need to return for follow-up testing to rule out hearing loss.
		As many as 24,000 babies are born each year with some level of hearing loss, at a rate of one to three in every 1,000 births that makes it the most common disability present at the start of life.
		The two approaches they tried, DPOAE and ABR, together account for most of the hearing tests done on newborns in the U.S. Both are also used to test older children and adults.
	www.pslgroup.com /dg/1ECCDE.htm (1121 words)

	Neuroscience for Kids - The Ear
		This type of hearing loss may be caused by head injury, birth defects, high blood pressure or stroke.
		This is a very common type of hearing loss that happens gradually in older age.
		Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C. is an undergraduate institution for deaf and hard of hearing undergraduate students.
	faculty.washington.edu /chudler/bigear.html (686 words)

	Hearing test - Oticon A/S (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Because hearing care professionals are the key to ensuring that the optimum solution reaches those who need it, they are also the key to our success.
		Hearing care professionals and Oticon share one common goal: to achieve the highest possible satisfaction of the hard-of-hearing.
		People with a hearing loss are individuals with different needs, preferences and potentials.
	www.oticon.com /otien/hearing_test.html (253 words)

	A Hearing Test
		Our test suites and equipment at The Hearing and Speech Center must be periodically calibrated, all the way down to the earphones.
		Basically, about 10% of the general population has serious hearing problems (including a third of the people over 65 and three fourths of the people over 75), and the fact that some other people also are having trouble hearing when you do, should not be a comfort to you.
		The only way to be sure about your hearing is to have it tested by an audiologist using up-to-date and calibrated equipment.
	www.hearingcenter.com /info_files/hear_test.html (1205 words)

	AAC Online "Hearing Test" Audiology Awareness Campaign The profession of Audiology providing help for persons ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		No, it is best to have your hearing tested by a qualified Audiologist who has specialized equipment and skills to accurately evaluate your hearing.
		These tests were designed only as screening tools and cannot take the place of a consultation with a qualified professional.
		Also, if you have experienced a sudden hearing loss within the last 90 days, ringing in your ears, sudden hearing loss in only one ear within the previous 90 days, dizziness, pain or discharge from your ears within the last 90 days you should consult with your doctor.
	www.audiologyawareness.com /hhelp/test.htm (642 words)

	Hearing Test Products
		You should perform the test when the noise level in the room and outside is at its lowest.
		All sounds produced by WWW Hearing Test modules are licensed by Digital Recordings for your personal, environmentally-responsible and non-commercial use only.
		Reproduction, duplication or public use or broadcasting of WWW Hearing Test sounds is strictly prohibited.
	www.digital-recordings.com /hearing-test/www-ht-pro/ht_help_p.html (795 words)

	Hearing Loss Test
		Hearing loss caused by a lesion in the ear canal (external auditory canal) or middle ear is conductive...
		Hearing loss happens when there is a problem with one or more parts of the ear or ears.
		Chronic hearing loss has a prevalence of about 46% in adults aged 48-92 years and is more...
	www.proheadphones.com /map-hearingloss2/Hearing-Loss-Test.html (492 words)

	Hearing Test, Pure Tone Test, Speech Test and Middle Ear Test: Hear-it (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		A small probe is inserted into the ear, and while listening to different sounds the air pressure inside your ear is increased or decreased.
		Your hearing ability depends on the degree of your ear drum sensitivity, and this test, in conjunction with the pure tone test and the speech test, helps the examiner to determine the extent of your hearing loss.
		This was the case with the world's only known albino gorilla, Snowflake, a popular attraction at the Barcelona Zoo until he died from skin cancer in November, 2003.
	www.youth.hear-it.org /page.dsp?page=2114 (125 words)

	FAA Medical Standards / Hearing / Audio
		All classes of FAA medical certification must demonstrate the hearing of an average conversational voice in a quiet room, using both ears at 6 feet, with the back turned to the examiner or pass one of the audiometric tests below.
		This is designed as an educational tool to demonstrate the frequency of the audiometric testing required by the FAA.
		This test is not intended to replace testing by a qualified medical professional.
	www.leftseat.com /audio.htm (116 words)

	Hearing Test on Almondnet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The sense by which sound is perceived; the capacity to hear.
		The Home Audiometer Hearing Test turns your PC into a machine that can test your hearing at home through standard...
		Hearing Aids and Hearing Loss and Siemens Hearing Aids and Oticon Hearing Aids...
	www.hearing-aids-uk.co.uk /health/hearing_test.html (346 words)

	Newborn Hearing Screening Test Rules
		(8) "Diagnostic Testing" means the performance of physiologically-based testing on children to determine the presence or absence and extent of a hearing loss, using procedures specified by the Department, for the purposes of establishing a diagnosis and serving as a basis for initiating therapy and/or intervention.
		In addition, it is the intent that all children in the Newborn Hearing Screening Test Registry who are diagnosed with a hearing loss regardless of their initial newborn hearing screening test result shall be enrolled in the Tracking and Recall System.
		If testing is deferred, the hospital shall be responsible for performing the Newborn Hearing Screening Test prior to the child's discharge to home.
	oregon.gov /DHS/ph/ch/hearing/oar2003.shtml (2923 words)

	Equal loudness tester (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Results using this test cannot be regarded as clinical data.
		The shape of your hearing response curve probably depends on loudness.
		Under normal conditions, if you seek the lowest sound level you can hear at each frequency, what you will find is the lowest level of a sine wave that is not masked by the background noise that you are hearing inside your headphones.
	www.phys.unsw.edu.au /~jw/hearing.html (1217 words)

	Re: Newborn Hearing Test (xpost) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		If a hearing disability is discovered at 9m, there is still ample > time to diagnose and treat it without affecting the speech development.
		There's a bunch of information here: http://www.babyhearing.org/HearingAmplification/NewbornScreening/index.asp It is standard procedure at the hospital where DD was born to screen for hearing.
		Since it was a noninvasive test, we were glad to have her tested.
	www.talkaboutparenting.com /group/misc.kids/messages/603724.html (239 words)

	Kansas Drivers License Suspension Hearing for Test Refusal or Failure (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		If a written request for administrative hearing is filed on time, you may be able to use the DC-27 form as a temporary driver’s license.
		At the Driver’s License Hearing, you, the licensee, have the burden of proving the inaccuracy of the information the law enforcement officer initialed on the front of the DC-27 form.
		For the purposes of measuring the five-year limitation period, the date of the sentencing, approval of diversion, or suspension arising from a refusal or failure is generally used.
	www.ks-drunkdrivinglawyer.com /stateinfo/adminlaw.htm (1021 words)

	Hearing Tests and Hearing Aids for sell. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Most hearing losses occur gradually, so the signs are often difficult to recognize.
		If you have answered yes to any of these questions, you will definitely benefit from a more thorough examination of your hearing.
		Only a hearing care professional can make a diagnosis and recommend the appropriate course of action.
	www.hearingaidladies.com /test.shtml (203 words)

	Home Hearing Test
		This test measures high frequency hearing responses just about the same way as your old school test.
		People can hear from about 20 Hz to 20 kHz, depending on their age and the sound loudness.
		Humans can't hear the 1.79 MHz or 64 kHz clocks directly, but all of the clocks can be used with the SOUND command.
	www.atarimagazines.com /v4n11/Hearingtest.html (442 words)

	Hearing Test - Research Center For Hearing Aids And Hearing Test (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The good news is that you don't have to lose your hearing as you age.
		The existing tests ñ a hearing questionnaire in West Berkshire and a distraction test in the east...
		We can also do a hearing test in your home if you are unable to come in to see us.
	www.allhearingaids.info /l2/HearingTest (1279 words)

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