Diagnosis of hearing loss

Identification of a hearing loss is usually conducted by a general practitioner medical doctor, otolaryngologist, certified and licensed audiologist, school or industrial audiometrist, or other audiometric technician. Diagnosis of the cause of a hearing loss is carried out by a specialist physician (audiovestibular physician) or otorhinolaryngologist.

Difference between subjective and objective hearing test .

Subjective:

1 . Require child / parents participation & co - operation 2. Informal assessment . 3. Measure overall function ability 4. Depends on behavioural techniques.

Objective

1. Don't require patient's. participation . 2 Formal test . 3. Defines a patient's hearing ability, how well ear work 4. Depends on an autonomic physiologic response

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