II. Indication: Hearing Loss Screening
III. Exam
- See Audiogram
- See Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly
- Speech Recognition
- See Hearing Impairment Severity Scale
- Speech Reception Threshold (SRT)
- Decibel level at which 50% of words understood
- Speech Recognition Score (SRS)
- Percentage words understood at 40 db over SRT
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Whispered Voice Testing
- Typically limited to DOT Physical
- Patient occludes opposite ear
- Examiner whispers questions or commands
- Patient answers or follows commands
- Avoid testing with finger snapping or ticking watch
- Not accurate for Hearing Testing