Medical

[taxicabdriver]

So my hearing may be slipping a little. I can hear the normal conversation fine, but those tests they do with the headphones are racist. Anyone ever had any trouble getting a first class with this problem?

 

[wheelsup]

So my hearing may be slipping a little. I can hear the normal conversation fine, but those tests they do with the headphones are racist. Anyone ever had any trouble getting a first class with this problem?

I personally have never had to do a hearing test EVER for a medial. Of course, I go somewhere where its done in a hanger, but hey, its the same piece of paper no matter where you get it .

~wheelsup

 

[pireps]

Racist?

 

[taxicabdriver]

At least it looks like I got a laugh from one of your horses. I flew with this guy, everything was racist. No direct routing, incorrect dispatch releases, broken airplanes, it was all racist. I thought it was funny, but then again I'm still a little immature.

 

[pireps]

Aaah, I see. I was just wondering if there were any other "underlying issues" going on... Nothing wrong with a little immaturity...

BTW I've never gotten a machine-based hearing test. Most examiners seem to be happy if you can hold a conversation with them from across the room, although I did get the "whisper test" once, that is sit in the corner with your back turned and try to hear the AME whisper something. No big deal.

 

[Flyer1015]

(a) The person shall demonstrate acceptable hearing by at least one of the following tests:



(1) Demonstrate an ability to hear an average conversational voice in a quiet room, using both ears, at a distance of 6 feet from the examiner, with the back turned to the examiner.



(2) Demonstrate an acceptable understanding of speech as determined by audiometric speech discrimination testing to a score of at least 70 percent obtained in one ear or in a sound field environment.



(3) Provide acceptable results of pure tone audiometric testing of unaided hearing acuity according to the following table of worst acceptable thresholds, using the calibration standards of the American National Standards Institute, 1969:



FREQUENCY (Hz) 500 Hz 1000 Hz 2000 Hz 3000 Hz

Better ear (Db) 35 30 30 40

Poorer ear (Db) 35 50 50 60

Note part (a)

"... at least ONE of the following methods... "

That explains why the "Demonstrate an ability to hear an average conversational voice in a quiet room, using both ears, at a distance of 6 feet from the examiner, with the back turned to the examiner" rule is enough.

You can fail the audiogram ( 2 and 3 ) but if you pass that whisper thing (1), you're good to go.

 

[Chicken Taco]

A common way for examiners to accomplish this is that they will carry on a conversation with you while they have their back turned to the desk in the exam room and are filling out the paperwork. Just remember that this is part of the test, and don't get offended that he's speaking to you with his back turned..

..CT

 

[RogerMOSA]

From first hand experience... Get the gouge on your local AMEs. Make sure you see the one(s) that only test you via a conversation. Zero stress after that.

RM

 

[greygoose]

Does anyone know the cutoff where they say your blood pressure is too high?

 

[RDBSkyler]

Any gouge on AMEs in the Palmdale/Lancaster or SoCal area who use the whisper test vice tone test?

 

[ceo_of_the_sofa]

Does anyone know the cutoff where they say your blood pressure is too high?

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