Type of hearing loss, as part of the NIH Toolbox Sensation Domain Audition Measure Words in Noise Test

Note: If a participant wears hearing aids, they should be removed for the duration of this test. Before placing headphones, examiner should be able to see the participants face and hear his/her responses. The examiner should introduce the task, saying: You will hear a woman asking you to repeat various words. Repeat the words she asks out loud so that I can hear you. For example, if you hear her say Say the word dog, you would say dog. If you are not sure what she said, just say what you think you heard. You will also hear people talking in the background. Do your best to ignore them and to focus on the womans voice asking you to repeat the words. Do you have any questions? Answer any questions and say: Lets begin.

2016-06-01

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Place earphones on the participants head, making sure that the right earphone is over the right ear and the left earphone is over the left ear, and click BEGIN TESTING EAR 1 button. When all five words at a given level are incorrect, the audio files will stop and the examiners screen will show: Ear 1 testing is completed. If the participant repeats some words from each of the seven levels, then, when all the audio files are presented, the examiners screen will show: Ear 1 testing is completed. Then the examiner should say to the participant: Now, we are going on to the other ear. Click the BEGIN TESTING EAR 2 button. Again, when all five words at a given level are incorrect, the audio files will stop and the examiners screen will show: Ear 2 testing is completed. If the participant repeats some words from each of the seven levels, when all the audio files are presented, the examiners screen will show: Ear 2 testing is completed.