ENT Hearing Test — Confused

[Kopesy]

Hey folks,
Went for my second ENT appointment this year yesterday, the reason being the tinnitus & hearing loss. Now the only test they performed this time was the tone test again & like last time the test results were exactly the same. What's confusing is my doctor says my ears are absolutly fine & that the tinnitus itself is causing my hearing problems, almost as if it's 'confusing' the brain when it processes the information. That's all well & good but from what I've read, anything above 20dB indicates mild hearing loss & I scored 25dB in both ears, a few 20dBs in my left, so how can he say my ears are good?? I'm really confused

 

[Telis]

They don't check the entire range of your hearing. You probably have some loss above 8khz or whatever they tested up to.

 

[Kopesy]

Would it then be better to go privately? This was through the NHS here in the UK.

 

[Telis]

Would it then be better to go privately? This was through the NHS here in the UK.

I wouldn't bother...don't think it's really going to help you in any way to pin point exactly where your hearing loss is. Just my opinion.

 

[Larry OT]

ENT's hearing tests only go from 250hz to 8k. Some hospitals use expensive machines that extend that range and its used to monitor for ototoxic drug related hearing loss. Or so I am told by an audiologist.
Telis is right and knowing exactly what you loss is doesn't matter so much, however be careful as to what meds you take.