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  1. Thanks for your replies broncovet and Buck52. I am fairly certain that the test I received was not in adherence to VA guidelines, even though it was set up by a VA contractor VES, at the request of the VA. I also doubt if I am impaired enough for compensation, but I do not believe my speech discrimination is 100% as shown on the test results. I am awaiting a call or email from the regional office, so maybe they will be able to tell me more about it. If they aren't sure, I will push the issue until I can speak to somebody who can tell my why there were huge differences in tests between myself and a friend of mine. I'm pretty sure I should have been given a 50 word test with one syllable words. Here are the results I was given, but I would think there would be a more detailed report than this, showing each word I repeated and etc. I will request all documentation they are able to give me from the provider. She offered me nothing, and just told me we were done whenever the tests were complete. Left ear 500 hz = 25 1000 hz = 30 2000 hz = 30 3000 hz = 55 4000 hz = 60 Right ear 500 hz = 25 1000 hz = 35 2000 hz = 35 3000 hz = 50 4000 hz = 55 Speech discrimination 100% in each ear.
  2. Thanks for your reply GBArmy! To my thinking, a two syllable spondee would be easier to discern than a word such as 'fog,' 'cat', 'rub', etc. This afternoon I found information on the test, and it appears they are supposed to use 50 words from the Maryland CNC word list. I'm not taking this as gospel just yet, because the internet if filled with false information and contradictions. I do agree that a person's hearing has to be really bad to even get 10%. I'm fairly certain my hearing is not that bad. I applied for tinnitus, and was told by the representative at the regional office to go ahead and apply for bilateral hearing loss too. So, that's how I ended up applying for it, it wasn't like I thought I had it bad enough to get compensated. I also checked my mail this afternoon and was surprised to see my determinations were in. I did not expect them till tomorrow, but they must have came in yesterday. I did get the tinnitus awarded, as it is almost a given from my MOS in aviation. My ears have been constantly ringing since my time of working the flight-line, but I never knew about any compensation from it until recently. I also got the bilateral hearing loss awarded, although at 0%. They stated my speech discrimination is 100%, and I know that to be incorrect. I say 'huh' way too much, and do have a problem discerning certain words. In essence, I do not believe the test was performed per standards, although I might be wrong. I do not think I will get awarded for bilateral hearing loss, but do not want to if I am not entitled to it. I had another friend tell me today to make sure they do it correctly, so I will have a correct base to go off of if my hearing deteriorates in the future. I'm not really sure if that would matter or not. What I will do is request the actual documentation from the exam, and then go to my RO and see what they say. Thanks again for your reply!
  3. Hello, I recently had an exam for bilateral hearing loss. What the exam consisted of was some sort of pressure test on each ear, then a pure-tone test, and lastly a test with all two-syllable spondee words, such as 'baseball', 'cowboy', 'airplane', 'birthday', etc, probably around 20 words. All of these tests were done with what felt like an in-the-ear device; none were performed with over-the-ear headphones. I estimate the entire battery of tests took around 20 -25 minutes, if that. A friend of mine was tested for bilateral hearing loss a month before mine and at a different location. He stated that his test included a Maryland CNC word list that consisted of fifty one syllable words, and that his battery of tests took around 45 minutes. I am 63 years old and he is 48, and we both served at different time frames, mine in the early 80's and his in the mid-90's. I am curious what other people experience when they go in for the same tests. Also, from what I have read about the proper procedure, I should have also done a one syllable word test. I'm not sure about the headphones vs. in-ear phones. I haven't found any specific information on that.
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