Can an industrial deafness hearing test be faked?
You might think it is possible to fake an hearing test to show noise induced hearing loss – but this is virtually impossible to do, as: 1. Audiograms are taken by specialist audiologists who can tell when someone is not responding correctly. 2. The test is repeated a few times to ensure the results are the same. 3. The hearing test must be taken where there is little or no background noise – as part of the test the audiologist must record the background noise levels and if over a certain level the hearing test and audiogram is invalid. 4.
