His audiogram is shown below.
- Describe the type and severity of the loss in each ear.
- Is the configuration of the loss, in each ear, consistent with noise trauma?
The speech audiometry data are summarized below. The left ear was tested twice. The left ear score at a “comfortable” level was low; the audiologist retested at a higher level to see if increased intensity would allow audibility of more high frequency information and result in a better score. The opposite occurred: the word recognition score decreased.
| ST | WRS | @ HL | WRS | @ HL | |
| Right Ear | 20 | 80 | 75 | ||
| Left Ear | 55 | 52 | 85 (m) | 36 | 100 (m) |
NU-6 half lists
- Do the spondee thresholds agree with the pure tone averages?
- How do the word recognition scores influence the audiologist’s thinking on site of lesion?