Hearing Check: Audiogram Test

Hearing Check measures your hearing thresholds at eight frequencies using pure-tone air conduction, on your own headphones, and plots them as a standard audiogram. It takes about five minutes and runs entirely on your device. WHAT IT DOES · 250 – 8000 Hz, eight frequencies, each ear measured separately · The ascending–descending (Hughson–Westlake) procedure, with pulsed pure tones · A standard audiogram — red circles for the right ear, blue crosses for the left · Keeps your history so you can see how your hearing changes over time · Can save results to the Health app, as an audiogram THREE CHECKS BEFORE THE TEST · Screening questions: a cold, an ear infection, or loud sound in the last 24 hours all make hearing temporarily worse · Headphone check: identifies the type of headphones, and verifies that left and right are not swapped · Room check: measures ambient noise, because a loud room…