Posted on Oct 24, 2016
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There are some serious accuracy concerns with any online hearing test. Personally, in not a fan.
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Sure thing. Online screenings usually have some major deficiences that can make results look much worse. For any hearing test to considered a medical-legal document, it has to be conducted in a sound-treated area that uses acoustically optimized equipment. Online hearing tests usually are conducted in areas were ambient noises artificially inflate low frequency test scores.
Self test features also usually "calibrate" a test tone using some form of self-perception. The problem there is that hearing is a sense. I can perceive something differently than someone else even though the true decibel level is the same. It is difficult to accurately determine a hearing theshold if true audiometric zero cannot be determined.
Just my opinions though.
Self test features also usually "calibrate" a test tone using some form of self-perception. The problem there is that hearing is a sense. I can perceive something differently than someone else even though the true decibel level is the same. It is difficult to accurately determine a hearing theshold if true audiometric zero cannot be determined.
Just my opinions though.
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