Went to see the optometrist last week and saw that an audiologist had set up shop nearby so I decided to book an appointment to have my hearing tested .. just for interests sake.
I think these folk are more into hearing devices etc rather than testing an OCD audiophile.... but it will be interesting to see how they test , what they test , and how it pertains to to my hifi listening
I have just come back....
The audiologist 1st checked my ears with a pressure thing and earplugs , no wax build up and the drums function perfectly .. however my right ear Eustachian tube needs a swallow to unblock , if I do that both ears are in synch ..
Right ear is slightly insensitive to 3k and left at 4k but the response is very good for my age .. according to audiologist .. much better than he expected (im 60)
The response was plotted by me sitting in a closed anechoic type chamber and having different freq test tones played at various levels , you hit the button when you hear the tone .. played by an over ear closed set of headphones.. each ear done separately
Freq range of the test instrument is 200hz to 10k .. he also did a test with a bone transmission device ..
I suppose one has to bear in mind these instruments are mainly used for speech freqs ..so IMO are a bit limited for the nth degree of audiophile testing
Took 20 mins and cost me $30....
I think these folk are more into hearing devices etc rather than testing an OCD audiophile.... but it will be interesting to see how they test , what they test , and how it pertains to to my hifi listening
I have just come back....
The audiologist 1st checked my ears with a pressure thing and earplugs , no wax build up and the drums function perfectly .. however my right ear Eustachian tube needs a swallow to unblock , if I do that both ears are in synch ..
Right ear is slightly insensitive to 3k and left at 4k but the response is very good for my age .. according to audiologist .. much better than he expected (im 60)
The response was plotted by me sitting in a closed anechoic type chamber and having different freq test tones played at various levels , you hit the button when you hear the tone .. played by an over ear closed set of headphones.. each ear done separately
Freq range of the test instrument is 200hz to 10k .. he also did a test with a bone transmission device ..
I suppose one has to bear in mind these instruments are mainly used for speech freqs ..so IMO are a bit limited for the nth degree of audiophile testing
Took 20 mins and cost me $30....