SCREENING DESCRIPTION

Using a calibrated audiometer, hearing is screened in the primary speech area. A visual inspection of the ears is performed before each screening. Screening is performed for the following:

• Wax in the ear canal
• Drainage from the ear
• Deformity of the ear
• Reduced speech understanding
• Trouble hearing on the phone, television, in crowds and meetings
• Tinnitus (ringing in the ears)