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   From: trevor@home.net   
      
   "G"  wrote in message   
   news:e1cfdd15-f161-46ce-9953-4a5bffb44908@l6g2000vbn.googlegroups.com...   
   On May 12, 3:05 pm, Doug Freyburger  wrote:   
   > G wrote:   
   >   
   > > Had hearing test today, passed.   
   >   
   > Are there now other types of hearing test available?   
   >   
   > The last time I had a hearing test they put me in a silent sound proofed   
   > room and played quiet sounds to me. Okay, sounds nice in theory but how   
   > does that apply to hearing in the real world?   
   >   
   > I want to have background noise like I'm on the Interstate next to an 18   
   > wheeler and then play recordings of voice at me and see if I can even   
   > tell that it's happening. Filtering matters and it should be possible   
   > to measure it.   
      
   )My hearing test included a voice saying different words which i had to   
   )repeat. Sat in a half cage, started to get a little warm.   
      
      
   Right, there is more to proper hearing tests than just the threshold Vs   
   frequency levels. Vocal intelligibility tests are often done with and   
   without masking noise (usually white noise, but can be pink etc.) which sort   
   of equates to the "18 wheeler on the interstate plus voice" test Doug was   
   after.   
      
   Trevor.   
      
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