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What Does My Audiometery Test Result Indicate?
Question: My father is 64 years old
He had worked in jute mill for 40 years in production department
He cannot hear properly
On 2/1/2015
We visited ENT specialist who asked him to take audiometery and Tympanometery test
Also he was asked to take Neurolion Forte for 20 days
Audiometery test result was
Bilateral mild to moderately seveere sloping sensorineural hearing loss
PTA 3 frequency:
Right 33.3 db HL
Left 40 db HL
Tympanometery test result
Probe Tone frequency 226 hz
Type A for Right and Left
Static admittanc mmhos 1.5 Right and 1.5 left
Peak Pressure daPA: -20 Right and -15 Left
Tympanometeric Width da pa : Null
Equivalent Volume cm3 : 1.8 Right and 1.9 Left
Bilateral 'A' type of tympanogram obtained suggestive of no middle ear pathology
We visited doctor on 5/1/2015
His advise was to take "Hearing aid - behind ear type"
Question: Is it required to take the device or any other treatment can help
Also what does these results mean
Do we need to take any other test?
He had worked in jute mill for 40 years in production department
He cannot hear properly
On 2/1/2015
We visited ENT specialist who asked him to take audiometery and Tympanometery test
Also he was asked to take Neurolion Forte for 20 days
Audiometery test result was
Bilateral mild to moderately seveere sloping sensorineural hearing loss
PTA 3 frequency:
Right 33.3 db HL
Left 40 db HL
Tympanometery test result
Probe Tone frequency 226 hz
Type A for Right and Left
Static admittanc mmhos 1.5 Right and 1.5 left
Peak Pressure daPA: -20 Right and -15 Left
Tympanometeric Width da pa : Null
Equivalent Volume cm3 : 1.8 Right and 1.9 Left
Bilateral 'A' type of tympanogram obtained suggestive of no middle ear pathology
We visited doctor on 5/1/2015
His advise was to take "Hearing aid - behind ear type"
Question: Is it required to take the device or any other treatment can help
Also what does these results mean
Do we need to take any other test?
Brief Answer:
You father are having Age-related hearing loss (presbycusis) .
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXXX ,
Thanks for the query.
I have read your father query , read report , reviewed medication and understand your concern.
After reading your father clinical history & reports it appears that you father are most probably having Age-related hearing loss (presbycusis).
Pure tone Audiometery test showing Bilateral mild to moderately severe sloping sensorineural hearing loss indicate Age-related hearing loss (presbycusis) due to inner ear hearing loss more on left (40db) than right (33.3db) .
It is less likely to come back .
Tympanometry test showing Type "A" for both side indicate normal middle ear pressure with no disease in middle ear . It is normal result .
If I were your father treating Doctor for this case , I would advice him
Hearing aid - behind ear type or body wear to improve hearing level &
continue multi vitamins minerals antioxidant syrup like Zincovit syrup to prevent further age related hearing loss .
No need to take any other test.
Hope this information helpful to you .If you have any further questions I will be happy to help.
Regards.
You father are having Age-related hearing loss (presbycusis) .
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXXX ,
Thanks for the query.
I have read your father query , read report , reviewed medication and understand your concern.
After reading your father clinical history & reports it appears that you father are most probably having Age-related hearing loss (presbycusis).
Pure tone Audiometery test showing Bilateral mild to moderately severe sloping sensorineural hearing loss indicate Age-related hearing loss (presbycusis) due to inner ear hearing loss more on left (40db) than right (33.3db) .
It is less likely to come back .
Tympanometry test showing Type "A" for both side indicate normal middle ear pressure with no disease in middle ear . It is normal result .
If I were your father treating Doctor for this case , I would advice him
Hearing aid - behind ear type or body wear to improve hearing level &
continue multi vitamins minerals antioxidant syrup like Zincovit syrup to prevent further age related hearing loss .
No need to take any other test.
Hope this information helpful to you .If you have any further questions I will be happy to help.
Regards.
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