Different ways of testing hearing?
Many of the larger companies tend to own an audiometer with suitably trained personnel to operate it. This is an ideal solution, albeit costly for smaller companies. There is the cost of the audiometer to start with and associated training costs in having someone familiar with the use of it as well as being able to interpret the results. If there is a person with suitable expertise, then rental of an audiometer might be a cost effective way of carrying out hearing tests. Another method is to use a mobile Audiologist. A few companies are starting to offer this bundled with other health surveillance services. How are hearing tests carried out? Whichever method is used, the process of checking the hearing is very similar. A range of tones at different frequencies and levels is played to the subject through a set of headphones. Whenever the subject hears a tone, they acknowledge this by pressing a button. By this means, the Audiologist determines the hearing threshold for the person. Figur
