Breaking Down Your Hearing Test | Audiogram Review

[@pnwaudiology]

Another highly informative video. Congratulations!

[@johnnywalker6564]

This guy be doing the most for the hearing loss peeps. Big respect my g

[@angelinan1842]

Yesss

[@AverageAufa]

i’m in my late 20s but am afraid to go for a hearing test… in denial that my right ear is much worse than my left :((

[@Ojb_1959]

Thanks Dr. for breaking it all down for us. You help so many and were grateful for it. Cheers from New Orleans 🎭🦻🏻🎺

[@donbaileynyc]

Thanks again for your dedication to your profession.

[@sgillinghammcdougall6186]

Is it wise to get a test on when you're in a tintuutis flare- up.

[@ワグナーマイク]

Your videos have been a big help. I live in Japan and am getting fitted for hearing aids your best practices has helped me make sure I'm getting what I need. My inital fitting there was so much they missed. but in my next visit I was able to get them to do what they should have done on the first visit by following your guidelines. In one of your video's you talk about an "international word recognition test" I think that was what you called it. I can't find that can anyone tell me what that test is?

[@eddieashley1553]

Where are you in Japan? I am at Iwakuni. Where did you go to see an Audiologist?

[@ollieanthem9213]

mine looks like an 80's recession graph...

[@chrisfer64]

I finally understand. Not because it wasn't explained before, but watching your videos and coming back to my results. Now I get it.

[@iampuzzleman282]

What about tinnitus issues? How does one evaluate all this. It seems test really doesn't focus on this issue

[@venkateshmr7652]

Great and good explanation for the enthusiastic persons, in regard to reading the graphical report given by professionals.

[@oldmill322]

A lot of good information, I will be watching this a few more times before it sinks in.

[@jimmymcgill5572]

I’ve had vertigo for 3 months. My hearing test shows air bone gap. I am being sent for CT. What are common causes for air bone gap? Other wise healthy 30 something male

[@jakemurphy9536]

Most useful. Haven't had a test since 2016, so it's time I had another. The new Phonak Sphere Infinio looks interesting, as does the Oticon intent. . Best wait a while, to see if the Phonak has any problems that need ironing out.

[@alexgrant5204]

Very good, valuable information! Thanks Doc.

[@milanwaduge4277]

I had my hearing test today and my ear drums are very good, but my tight ear db level is 41.2 . Should I be worried. I did the test for employment. Appreciate your advice.

[@lydwinaofschiedam2685]

👍 Very useful information - and clearly stated. Thank you.

[@richardscaggs5936]

Thank you for the information since that last part of the brain testing wasn't even in my 1970 Deaf School and public grade school through highschool and college in 1970 throughout to 1984 . Until 2012 and 2015 I got hearing testing all of them but last one you mentioned wasn't tested for me brain testing . I failed everyone of them I have 74% hearing loss both ears since Born premature baby .

[@BluezFan91]

I just went and got a new hearing test last week at Costco. My tinnitus was really bad that day. The new hearing aids adjustment feels way too loud. I’m wondering if tinnitus affected my results that much.

[@vanessatoose9886]

Thanks so much for this info. My audiologist has only done the basic audiogram on me - so many tests have been left out!

[@rossfielding1274]

Please can i have more information, i can hear one on one then im tost, thanks for your help and video, Ross

[@donnamonson-waldrup6320]

Excellent information! You made all my test results easier for me to interpret. Thank you!

[@MM-qs8io]

Thanks for the video sir I have 11 and 14 db hearing but absent ARTs i have tinnitus too

[@doloresmirafeldao-ines9246]

can u described profound sensorineural hearing loss

[@NA-lw4cy]

Hi Doc. Thanks for your valuable videos. What will be the important tests to be done for configuring a hearing aid ?

[@DrCliffAuD]

In relation to a hearing test: Air/Bone, WRS, Speech in Noise.

[@richardscaggs5936]

Absolutely every test needed to be testing for you , Who knows maybe 50 years later on We human being can have " bionic power hearing aids " and " Bionic power Eyes," that can't be removed . And last the life of your life.

[@LastTrump7]

@@DrCliffAuD How can you tell from the hearing test that your hearing has gotten to bad for aids to help and only cochlear implants would help? A bilateral Ménière’s patient.

[@josepeixoto3384]

I wear a 10 dollar chinese aid on my right ear and it is just amazing, how much better would a better and expensive one be?

[@DrCliffAuD]

A legitimate hearing aid is so much better it might make your head explode!

[@richardscaggs5936]

Do you speak English only and hear English only ? Can you understand Chinese language through your hearing Amplifier ? 🤔 Since your hearing Amplifier was made in China .

[@MissWascallyWabbit]

Can you tell me what it means if I have "NR" written in the acoustic reflexes section? The legend on the audiogram says it stands for "no response" but I don't know what that means in the context of acoustic reflexes ... does it mean the same as "absent" in your example?

[@elladonut2996]

Yes, absent means no response of acoustic reflex

[@richardscaggs5936]

Or you are dead 🤣😅 just kidding 😂

[@dianelarodriguez1557]

Is there any hearing aid that’s better for a mild cookie bite hearing loss? I’ve been struggling a lot with the programming of my hearing aids (Phillips) and I’m not feeling a lot of improvement. Can I take them to another audiologist to program them?

[@richardscaggs5936]

🤔 umm I never seen or heard ( puns intended) of ( Philips) Hearing Aides before .

[@richardscaggs5936]

Sorry I don't know what to tell you about it , wait until Dr. Cliff see it . or whatever you want.

[@dianelarodriguez1557]

@@richardscaggs5936 as far as I know they’re sold exclusively at Costco. Not sure if they’re locked hence why I asked if I could take them to someplace else

[@deadcatlives6931]

Open an office in FL please

[@MM-qs8io]

Acoustic reflex at 105 db destroyed my ears

[@tommoore1998]

How long do all these tests take to complete ?

[@DrCliffAuD]

It depends on how many of them need to be done, but to complete them all, it could take up to 45 minutes. This does not include the amount of time to review the results with a patient.

[@chrisbaerart]

@@DrCliffAuD My hearing tests never have all of this info. on them and they only take around 15-20 minutes. Should I be asking for more comprehensive hearing test? I know about speech recognition and frequencies and bone conduction but I don't think they've tested the spondees etc. and those bottom graphs aren't on my audiogram. Also I think they only test 15-20 words. I'm slated to get hearing aids next month - moderate-severe high frequency loss. Does missing these things on my exam mean anything is missing that I should have done before getting hearing aids?

[@richardscaggs5936]

@@chrisbaerart Mine take a hour or maybe more in the best time is morning , Audiologist Hearing Aides dealers Center should have a 2 big booth like a bank vault with a large door to keep out like traffic and offices typing and telephone ringing entering the booths .

[@richardscaggs5936]

Noises I meant

[@frstr1977]

Nice

[@johnetheriedge8675]

Thanks for your explanations. They were presented plainly & clearly! Yes! This is a lot of information! Great video! Im scheduled for a hearing test with a new audiologist& I can better discuss my test with him now.

[@tedr35]

Thanks for the explanation...my VA Audiologist accused me of faking, then gave me an ART. His attitude changed quite a bit after that. I've wondered what the subtext was behind that experience.

[@sdcoffeeroaster]

Another one of your really great videos and I've watched a few of them, lol. I've now worn Philips 9030 HA for more than a year. I started out at 80% of the initial REM settings and I've currently at 90% and about to increase that to 100% finally. I've had to do some of my own programming to taylor my music program to my guitar playing and have two programs that still preserve some of the nice high frequency sounds of my guitars without the harsh distortion, shrillness and note doubling I experienced with just the general or music program. In short I've turned off all the noise reduction, feedback control and directionality. At the advice of another musician I've also adjusted the compression ratios to 1.3 which while probably not the perfect solution helped a lot. And I've had to reduce the overall gain by about 4-6 dB a well. Of course this isn't great for speech but it works while probably still not being optimal for my guitar playing. I've got open domes and typical cookie cutter loss that is as high as -65 to -70dB. Again none of this is probably optimal but it's much better for me. My question is that I'm interested in getting or at least trying Widex HA this year with a $3K HA benefit I now have. I want to see how the shorter delay times might help. But I'm concerned that since I know my hearing when I remove my HA is far worse than it was normally since my brain is no longer used to working as hard to hear....how can an accurate re-test be done? Or should I not wear the HA for the week before a re-test? Thanks.

[@mte4506]

Thank you for posting this... I have two recent tests and did not know how to interpret most of it. I pick up mu new Oticon Real ( Costco Phillips 9040) tomorrow. :)

[@QuadAngel16]

Hx of tympanomastoidectomy, with porcelain prosthetic middle ear bone 30 years ago due to Cholesteatoma. Moderately severe high frequency loss on the right. My recent audiogram has lead my ENT/Audiologist to want to treat it. It's weird to think of what I've missed when it was just my normal. Thank you for your content!

[@2204JCM]

The audio gram has only 6 points tested on it? The lowest frequency is only 250hz and the highest is only 8Khz. Is this the stone age?

[@DrCliffAuD]

How about we focus on understanding for most of the viewers and not complexity. We all know you are super smart. The rest of us are mere mortals.

[@2204JCM]

@@DrCliffAuD Why does the right ear have the lowest octave missing from the chart?

[@krisscage]

I am going to have a hearing test, but I encounter hearing loss. If I hit the button frequently, do I have a chance to pass?

[@amoremimik5270]

What does absent of oae/au mean with a boardeline normal hearing? Please doc help me. Thanks

[@annerandolph6000]

I get my first hearing aids next week. Thank you for explaining the differences in all info so that I can understand what to expect!!!!!

[@pasad335]

I downloaded your Best Practices document and it does not mention reflex/decay testing at all. Does that mean you don't feel it's important?

[@k7iq]

Awesome ! Just answered some of my questions except maybe, where I just emailed you about higher than 8kHz frequency response testing and hearing aid solutions for that ... Can't wait to be a patient !

[@TK-zc5wu]

I do that watch peoples lips ,I don't know what they r saying else ,but I don't think I can lip read ,tried to learn it once and was rubbish at it !

[@jeffsond]

I guess this told me that my workplace doesn’t do very thorough testing…😜

[@watermain48]

Thanks Dr. Cliff. That was, indeed, a lot of information. I will need to watch this again after my upcoming hearing exam. Thanks for presenting this.

[@anthonye.2553]

Do you know John Cena "Doctor of Thuganomics"??

[@neilmarkbeltran4804]

Hi Dr. Olson! I have a question, there is an instance of a patient resulting to a "mixed profound hearing loss" (both conductive and SNHL) on the left ear and tympanogram suggestive of a Type A, normal conductive hearing, on the left ear as well. Since the AC and BC suggests a conductive pathology on the left ear and tympanogram normal which eliminates conductive pathology of the patient, what could be other ways or have a conclusive interpretation of the hearing status of the patient if PTA and Tymp does not correlate? Thanks! learning a lot in your vids!

[@eclaire1748]

Will this test tell me if I have auditory processing disorder

[@jerodethridge1022]

My SRT scores are 70 for the right and 10 for the left. But my PTA scores are 70 for the left and 5 for the right. What gives?

[@believe53787]

If the audiologist had to enter the results manually, they probably swapped the results by accident on the audiogram. Human error happens sometimes.

[@Daves3DProjects]

What is considered "normal". There is no base line for the people that are not doctors. That's why the results are useless to people.

[@emma_1098]

Normal hearing range is within or around 25 decibels, normal conversation can be heard around 40 dB. The “baseline” is measured in sound intensity, or decibels. Lower dB is less intense, and higher dB is more intense.

[@misslorispreschool]

Great video - thank you!

[@bigears5894]

Well, that's 12 minutes of my life I'll never get back.

[@DrCliffAuD]

Sweet, mission accomplished! Chances are that you were going to waste it anyway. 🤣

[@bigears5894]

@@DrCliffAuD I've had hearing aids for 5 years but I've never even heard of most of the concepts in your video. Should my audiologist have discussed them with me? I'm not sure she even tested that stuff. She just told me I needed hearing aids and then ordered them for me.

[@richardscaggs5936]

Chance are you got robbed by your Fraudulent Audiologist Hearing Aides dealers Center without any hearing testing how are you still hearing anything . How are they programing your hearing Aids without any hearing testing ?? They have to have a charts to program what hearing settings for your lifestyle to be able to hear correctly and not damaged your hearing with a too powerful hearing Aids for you .

[@bobjohnson7280]

@@bigears5894Sounds like she definitely follows Best Practices!

[@yadavchandu]

thanks a lot sir i understand our hearing test report

[@lyonscultivars]

What does it mean thst listening on my phone in nesr silent room at half volume makes my inner ears cringe/spasm. Is thst hyperacusis. E seen to get me the most also 3

[@lyonscultivars]

Others also but there the most flinchy

[@WoodJohnny]

Thanks so much! This was very helpful.

[@kathleencapalbo3508]

So much appreciated!!

[@LastTrump7]

How can you tell from the hearing test that your hearing has gotten to bad for aids to help and only cochlear implants would help? A bilateral Ménière’s patient…..

[@DrCliffAuD]

Watch our latest Dr. Cliff Show episode. We talk all about Cochlear Implant Candidacy Evaluation referrals. It will help you understand this. kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4unfHVoj9-Jo5I

[@LastTrump7]

@@DrCliffAuD Thank you!!

[@mimishul]

How come not captioned?

[@jnhopwood]

Mimi mimi Click the "CC" in the lower right of the screen and the closed captioning will appear. Dr. Cliff has the CC done by a professional and is very accurate, not the speech recognition used on most KZbin channels.

[@mimishul]

@@jnhopwood Thank you!! :)

[@rameshk912]

Machine testing say about that sir

[@monicajimerson549]

Excellent! Thank You.

[@bastalio2360]

yo doc you are pretty good

[@eliakimsando2919]

I heard in newyork times,regarding new laws made for hearing aid that this things price is expect to drop down next year summer,as they will be officialy OTC but with fda aproval,they said that we expect a drop of price more than half of what is now,🤷🏻🤷🏻

[@DrCliffAuD]

Won't happen. There might be alternative options, but none of the major name brands will reduce in cost, nor will the cost if professional services which account for more than half of hearing aid cost.

[@Iceland874]

I don’t think mine was accurate. I started having tinnitus after covid and got worse after the vaccine. When I am exhausted my ears ring. Toward the end of the test my ears started ringing and I couldn’t differentiate the sounds due to the ringing. It showed moderate hearing loss at 8000 hz. The test was conducted because after the vaccine I got Aspergillus Niger and severely over the past 6 months.

[@bellajungian8389]

Hi Tricia, what happened did you get any of your hearing back? I am experiencing the same thing

[@Iceland874]

@@bellajungian8389 my ears now ring only in the afternoon and evening when I’m very fatigued. I don’t believe I have any hearing loss.

[@meas2942]

It's my understanding that if you have Tinnitus, it's vonstant, but that you may only notice it when in a quiet setting. (Which is more likely when you're fatiguée & resting). But maybe someone will correct this if needed.

[@Iceland874]

@@meas2942 thank you. I’m wondering too if it may be related to an inner ear issue or my Trigeminal Neuralgia.

[@shashanksams]

thanks

[@digitaladobo3836]

I got V shape audiogram result, also know as cookiebite

[@DrCliffAuD]

Me too.

[@kelvinmorris1991]

V is for Vandetta lol

[@valorrian4666]

Is the speech in noise test always done or do you need to request it? I have had hearing tests and it was not performed. I asked for it to be done with the last audiologist and he told me he didn't have time to do it during that apt. I felt dismissed as if he didn't even care about my hearing. I bought my hearing aids there and this is the beginning of my 2nd year wearing them. To switch audiologists would mean I would need to pay each time I go in for service. Now, I get my hearing aids serviced for free since I bought them there.

[@DrCliffAuD]

Audiologists who follow Best Practices will perform Speech in Noise testing even if you don't request it. If you do request it and they still don't do it, the question becomes: What other things are they NOT doing that they SHOULD be doing?

[@jerrodlind5084]

Would the audiologist provide the test as part of your current agreement with them? With the technologies of today (since digital) adjustments can still be made. Also, if SIN has not been performed, did you get Real Ear Measurements performed? @Doctor Cliff, AuD has respectfully beat that necessity in my head - both can still be done (assuming the current audiologist has the equipment for REM). Please do not settle, you may need to push a little, just do not be afraid to advocate for yourself. You very likely paid a lot of money for the service - and if you do not get the service you deserve, be certain to share your thoughts via a review of your experience, this will help others make decisions and maybe influence a change in the practice for the future.

[@richardscaggs5936]

I agree with Both Dr. Cliff and others Professional Audiologist Hearing Aides dealers Center should care enough to give you a good hearing testing in the morning best time to spending time with you so you and audiology audiologist determine to get the right hearing Aids for you so they can adjust computer settings to fit your lifestyle and getting comfortable connecting with good ear molds fitting correctly and have their office have on hands of ears molds tubing and making new ears molds every year and having your hearing Aids clean up correctly and they should provide what hearing Aids dryers for you to use . Oh yeah Audiologist Hearing Aides dealers Center should have hearing Aids microphone filters on hands to replace every month or years supply worth since Groceries stores and department stores doesn't have any hearing testing and no parts available for their hearing Aids selling at a grocery store and Online shopping network are not with you to help to size your ears molds and tubing , you need a live person to help you do that for you .

[@waynegram8907]

what job title career only does the hearing test?

[@DrCliffAuD]

Huh?

[@waynegram8907]

@@DrCliffAuD when you get a hearing test the person makes you put on headphones and the has a tester which has knobs and tones, this person is not an doctor or audiologist. what is that job title called that only does the hearing test?

[@DrCliffAuD]

@@waynegram8907 possibly a Hearing Instrument Specialist.

[@waynegram8907]

@@DrCliffAuD any other job titles that are lower in the audiology field because its hard for me to pass test to get a degree but i want to work in the audiology field but i dont what other job titles to choose from because i know i can never be an audiologist because of the tests to get a degree. Do you know other job titles?

[@DrCliffAuD]

@@waynegram8907 Audiology Assistant is a fairly common job.

[@mikhonda]

Hey Dr. Cliff, I got screwed by nuheara and have wasted the better part of 2020 trying to get the iqbuds 2 max after watching your review. I've just recieved a refund and they have no plans on 2021 when Brexit will stop their duty free shipping to the EU. They have no inventory, yet accept new orders. I can send you all my support thread with dealing with them to show show you how shoddy their support has been and the flat out lies they told me. They even told me after 4 months or so that they don't ship anywhere in the EU. When i made my order on their EU website. So i'd like to hear what alternatives you'd recommend to nuheara price point as a hearable. I can't really afford hearing aids and was looking for a decent augmented hearing solution. I'd rather stay hard of hearing than order from them again. Thanks in advance....Nik

[@DrCliffAuD]

Depends on your level of hearing loss, but I tend to recommend the Bose Hearphones. I've been waiting for custom ear tips for my Apple AirPods Pro before I test their Hearing Aid capabilities. I'll post a review when completed in a month or so.

[@mikhonda]

@@DrCliffAuD Wow, a huge thank you for a speedy response. Unlike nuheara support. I'd say my hearing loss is mild. I found the most enticing thing about nuheara was the tailored hearing id. Which i think the apple and samsung products do not actually do. I'm not after an amplification of ambient sound on the whole. Just the frequencies that i have a deficit. Do you think the bose hearphones are a possibility then?

[@DrCliffAuD]

The Bose Hearphones are more of a shotgun approach. However, you can use the Mimi Hearing test app to upload to your iPhone to customize Airpods Pros.

[@mikhonda]

@@DrCliffAuD Well, that settles it. I'll wait for your review of the airpods pros before making a decision. Please cover if they work with android too. Really apreciate the responses, i am in quite a predicament, 2020 hasn't been kind financially and need a semi permanent solution for a couple of years before actually going to a specialist and proper equipment. I love living on an island in greece, but also wish i had access to your services. Many thanks again...

[@DrCliffAuD]

@@mikhonda I can tell you that the AirPods Pro won't work with Android as a hearing aid.