Hearing test results!

[Killed_by_Death]

I've got them, but I'm not sure I understand them:

This obviously affects my musicality, so I put it here in Miscellaneous.

How tone deaf am I?

 

[sissy kathy]

It means you hear pretty good. My right ear hearing loss at 4000 is greater than 90 db (the limits of the machine.)

 

[Joe Nerve]

I actually threw the towel in and ordered myself hearing aids last week. They're pretty discreet, and I was told they weren't a necessity (I know, as I can hear), but it's become a quality of life thing. I can't watch TV without subtitles, can't mix music, can't hear students at work and have to ask them to speak louder about 50 times a day. It's been getting me down for a while. I don't even want to say how much those freaking things cost... Think 3 high end basses :/. Fortunately my wife is doing well in her business, and she really wants to do this for me. It will come out of our insurance deductible for the year, though I'm of course hoping not to need that. Realizing as I write this that I have some crazy mixed feelings about this whole thing. My pride is getting kicked around a bit, in several different areas. I really want to be able to clearly hear music again though, and be able to mix. My wife also said she gets really sad when we're out somewhere and she says, "Wow! Listen to those birds." And I respond with, "What birds?"

Wear earplugs, anyone who isn't. My refusal to do so is what got me here.

 

[Killed_by_Death]

The test was to determine if I need hearing aids, and apparently I don't.
Thank goodness I won't have to pay for them when/if the time comes.

 

[sissy kathy]

The test was to determine if I need hearing aids, and apparently I don't.
Thank goodness I won't have to pay for them when/if the time comes.

Don't you believe that. My military health care expired this past year when I turned 65. I'm on medicare now.

 

[samson3382]

I need one, but for other reasons. There's a possibility of Meniere's disease.

 

[Electric Al]

I mostly suffer from Selective Hearing .... especially when my wife is talking !!!

I hope she doesn't read this !

 

[Gazman]

I need one, but for other reasons. There's a possibility of Meniere's disease.

Ugh, that's a nasty condition, hope it's not the case.

 

[samson3382]

Ugh, that's a nasty condition, hope it's not the case.

Thank you. Me too. Jury is still out, mostly manageable/or can tough it out so far, which is fortunate, unlike some folks.

 

[sissy kathy]

I think it depends on your level of service connected disability, but I won't get into that here.

It may, I have none.

 

[Thornton Davis]

I lost my hearing in my right ear last Spring. I tried to continue on but gave in to buying a pair of hearing aids in July. They're very discreet and have been worth the investment.

TD

 

[vmabus]

With 100 % discrimination, I don't think you can hear anything.

 

[sissy kathy]

With 100 % discrimination, I don't think you can hear anything.

What?

 

[Killed_by_Death]

Yeah, I don't "get" the results. For instance, the first parts says "100% discrimination", but the bottom parts says "speech discrimination of 100%".

 

[sissy kathy]

Yeah, I don't "get" the results. For instance, the first parts says "100% discrimination", but the bottom parts says "speech discrimination of 100%".

Well, call & ask.

 

[Awesome Sauce]

Discrimination means you were able to hear that % of the differences in tone. You were able to *discriminate* the difference between x and y. But as the pitch gets higher, it needs to be louder for you to hear it, i.e., 1k is 15dB (more than 2x) quiter to you than 500. That means in order for you to hear them as balanced, the 1k needs to be 15 dB *louder* than the 500.

Edit: At least that's how I remember my daughter's hearing test being explained to us years ago.

 

[MrLenny1]

I have been wearing them for 7 years. High freq. were really diminished.
Loud music & industrial noise were the culprits.
Tinnitus is a daily nightmare. $4000 cost would have bought a nice Fodera.
I cannot emphasize enough about doing something when you are exposed to
loud music.

 

[J-Murda]

Discrimination means you were able to hear that % of the differences in tone. You were able to *discriminate* the difference between x and y. But as the pitch gets higher, it needs to be louder for you to hear it, i.e., 1k is 15dB (more than 2x) quiter to you than 500. That means in order for you to hear them as balanced, the 1k needs to be 15 dB *louder* than the 500.

Edit: At least that's how I remember my daughter's hearing test being explained to us years ago.

This is a good explanation (surgical neurology professional with basic audiology training)

 

[Awesome Sauce]

This is a good explanation (surgical neurology professional with basic audiology training)

Wow. Thank you.

 

[Awesome Sauce]

This is a good explanation (surgical neurology professional with basic audiology training)

Hey, Doc- would it be correct in thinking that his left ear has 100% across the board, but his right ear only has 100% *speech* discrimination, and less than perfect for other audible tones?