Hearing Tests

Acoustic Reflex Test, Audiometry, Auditory Brainstem Evoked Potential (ABEP) Test, Otoacoustic Emissions (OAE) Test, Pure Tone Audiometry, Rinne Test, Schwabach Test, Tuning Fork Test, Weber Test, Whispered Speech Test

Risks

There are no risks associated with hearing tests.


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Author: Monica Rhodes Last Updated: April 22, 2009
Medical Review: Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
Donald R. Mintz, MD - Otolaryngology

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Topic Contents
 Test Overview
 Why It Is Done
 How To Prepare
 How It Is Done
 How It Feels
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 Results
 What Affects the Test
 What To Think About
 References
 Credits