Online Hearing Tests to Check Your Hearing Level
Author: Action on Hearing Loss
Published: 2010/03/22 - Updated: 2021/02/18
Category Topic: Medical Calculators and Charts - Academic Publications
Page Content: Synopsis - Introduction - Main
Synopsis: Online hearing check to test your hearing range and ability to hear in noisy environments. Many people in the early stages of hearing loss find it harder to hear conversations in noisy places.
Introduction
Take an online hearing check to test your hearing range and how well you can hear in noisy environments such as a crowded room.
Main Content
A hearing test using an audiometer provides an evaluation of the sensitivity of a person's sense of hearing.
There are also other hearing tests as well including the Weber test and Rinne hearing test.
What is Noise pollution?
Unwanted sound is called noise.
This unwanted sound can damage physiological and psychological health.
Noise pollution can cause annoyance and aggression, hypertension, high stress levels, tinnitus, hearing loss, sleep disturbances, and other harmful effects.
Online Hearing Check
Online hearing check to test your hearing range online in simulated noisy environments - many people in the early stages of hearing loss find it harder to hear conversations in noisy places.
This hearing test is designed to make you aware of any hearing loss problems you may have.
When you take the RNID's Hearing Check, you will get one of three possible results.
These results will notify you which range your current hearing level falls into and suggestions will be provided regarding some appropriate actions that you can take if your hearing level is below normal.
Note:
The online hearing tests are not a replacement for professional assessment.
Take the Online Hearing Check at: rnid.org.uk
Attribution/Source(s): This quality-reviewed publication was selected for publishing by the editors of Disabled World (DW) due to its relevance to the disability community. Originally authored by Action on Hearing Loss and published on 2010/03/22, this content may have been edited for style, clarity, or brevity.