spv228 The patient case history should appear as:
“This patient is an active 49-year-old woman who works in an office setting . She has had hearing loss, assumedly since birth and there is a history of hearing loss in her family (one sibling and one parent). She has mild tinnitus bilaterally, no fullness nor pain in her ears, and she does not experience dizziness. She is being seen for routine audiological Assessment and hearing aid consultation. The patient is also seeking advice since she has been experiencing difficulty with everyday tasks (eg. Watching tv, talking on the telephone, participating in meetings at work).”
Following the testing procedure learned in class, complete an audiologic Assessment to determine this patient’s hearing thresholds. Make sure you set the transducer to “insert” for each ear. Masking will NOT be used for this case. Make sure to test using AC, BC, and inter-octave frequencies when appropriate.
Use the obtained thresholds to answer the questions on the following page(s).
After you are done with your audiometric testing and answering the questions, click “Show Results” and submit your assignment. A copy of your results will be emailed to me and another copy will be saved in your Documents folder.
Print a copy of your answers and bring them to class to submit. You do not need to print a copy of your audiograms.
For AC, which frequency did you begin testing? At which intensity? (2pt)
Describe the type and degree of hearing loss found in each ear. Include the configuration. (6 pt)
Calculate the pure-tone average (PTA) for each ear: (2pt)
Was testing done at any inter-octave frequencies? If so, which? Why? (4 pt)
Which ear(s) was/were used to conduct bone conduction testing? Does it matter which ear(s) you use? Why or why not? (2 pt)
Right ear:
Left ear:
Right ear:
Left ear:
