II. Indications
- Hearing Testing
- Typical use is in DOT Physical
- Hearing Impairment Severity Scale
III. Technique
- Patient occludes opposite ear with one hand
- Patient stands with back to examiner or covers eyes (prevents lip reading)
- Examiner whispers questions or commands
- Five or more feet from patients ear
- Avoid Yes or No questions
- Patient answers or follows commands
- Avoid testing with finger snapping or ticking watch
- Not accurate for Hearing Testing
IV. Interpretation
- Abnormal results should be tested with Audiogram