Audiogram Basics
What is an audiogram?
A chart that shows how well a person hears sounds.
What is your "better" ear?
Left ear.
What does an audiogram tell you?
How well a person hears.
What type of hearing loss do you have?
Conductive
How often should you get an audiogram done?
Every year unless there is a change.
What degree of hearing loss do you have?
Mild - Moderate
What does the tympanometry graph tell you?
It tells you if your middle ear has fluid.
Who is your hearing itinerant?
What colors are used to show each ear?
Right ear = Red
Left ear = Blue
What are some ways to support your hearing loss?
RM, Close seating, Quiet Spaces, Repeating information
What does the speech reception threshold tell you?
It tells you the volume you can hear the best at.
What symbols are used for your right and left ear?
Right ear = O
Left ear = X
What are you tympanometry results?
Left ear normal
Right ear fluid
What do decibels measure?
Decibels measure how loud a sound is.
Who tests your hearing?
Audiologist.
What are your Speech Reception Threshold results?
Softest sound in Right ear 20dB
Softest sound in Left ear 40dB
What does pitch measure?
Pitch measures if a sound is low or high.