Hearing Standards and Evaluation
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HEARING |
Applicants for all
classes for medical certification must demonstrate the hearing of an
average conversational voice in a quiet room, using both ears at 6
feet, with the back turned to the examiner or pass one of the
audiometric tests below.
This is not a calibrated medical test and is not intended to replace testing by a qualified medical professional. |
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AUDIOLOGY TESTING |
(1) Audiometric speech discrimination test: (Score at least 70% discrimination at 65db in one ear) |
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(2) Pure tone audiometric test: Unaided, with thresholds no worse than: |
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500Hz | 1,000Hz | 2,000Hz | 3,000Hz | ||
Better Ear |
35Db | 30Db | 30Db | 40Db | |
Worst Ear |
35Db | 50Db | 50Db | 60Db | |
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