Creator: Himabindu Venkatakrishnan
Keywords: Audiometry, The Hearing Test, References

Written by Himabindu Venkatakrishnan, B.Sc

Medically Reviewed by dr. simi paknikar, MD

Last Updated on Jul 06, 2016

References for Audiometry - The Hearing Test

Author: Himabindu Venkat

Editor: Dr. Simi Paknikar

Technically Checked by: Lingaraj

Published on Mar 10, 2014
Last Updated on Jul 06, 2016

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Lalitakshk Friday, December 22, 2017

I am adult of age 25 .I have bilateral sensorineural loss moderate to severe in one ear and mid to modeartely severe in another. I am often confused to detect whether the sound is comming or not. Which audiometry test will be most suitable for me ASSR, BERA ,conventional Pure tone audiometry test or any other for selection of most suitble hearing aids and for detection of actual pure tone thresholds?

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