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Online Hearing Test

The following online hearing test is based on the Revised American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) five-minute hearing test. It is a means of quickly assessing if you possibly have hearing loss requiring referral for an objective hearing test and possible hearing solution such as hearing aids. In a 2010 Better Hearing Institute study of 11,000 people with hearing loss this online hearing test was shown to be related to:

objective measures of hearing loss using audiological equipment
self and family subjective evaluations of hearing loss and
diminished quality of life ratings depending on degree of hearing loss

In step #1 You will be asked to respond to 15 items related to your hearing. Please note that your responses are confidential since the HearUSA does not ask anything about your identity.

In step #2 The computer will score your test and compare your responses to 11,000 people with hearing loss and produce a customized evaluation of your hearing. These results are for your eyes only; if you choose however, you may share it with your family members, physician or a hearing health professional.

Please note that this online hearing test is not equivalent to a valid hearing test performed by a hearing health professional. If you feel you are suffering from hearing loss consult your family doctor, an ear-nose-throat physician, or a hearing health professional (audiologist or hearing instrument specialist).

Instructions – Step #1 – With respect to your hearing, please think about your experiences with each of the following situations WITHOUT the use of hearing aids or other devices designed to help you hear better. For each item, indicate the degree to which you agree or disagree by selecting one number with your mouse.

Online hearing test courtesy of the Better Hearing Institute.

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Questions	Strongly Disagree	<---------->	Strongly Agree
I have a problem hearing over the telephone.
I have trouble following the conversation when two or more people are talking at the same time.
I have trouble understanding things on TV.
I have to strain to understand conversations.
I have to worry about missing a telephone ring or doorbell.
I have trouble hearing conversations in a noisy background such as a crowded room or restaurant.
I get confused about where sounds come from.
I misunderstand some words in a sentence and need to ask people to repeat themselves.
I especially have trouble understanding the speech of women and children.
I have trouble understanding the speaker in a large room such as at a meeting or place of worship.
Many people I talk to seem to mumble (or do not speak clearly).
People get annoyed because I misunderstand what they say.
I misunderstand what others are saying and make inappropriate responses.
I avoid social activities because I cannot hear well and fear I will reply improperly.
Family members and friends have told me they think I may have a hearing loss.