[pianotech] Hearing Test

[Laura Olsen]

Many years ago, when I was just a baby tuner/technician, I found a "free" hearing test in a magazine.  Call a number, take the test.  So I did.  I failed.  I made an appointment to have a "real" hearing test and found I had excellent hearing, in the top 2%.  So what was wrong, I asked?  "How good is your phone?"  They asked.  
Oh, yeah.

Laura Olsen

On Nov 2, 2011, at 4:21 PM, ed440 at mindspring.com wrote:

> This is an interesting test, unlike others I have taken.
> I don't think it tests extremely high frequencies where piano technicians usually first have hearing loss.
> Diane Hofstetter, who is deeply involved in testing technicians for hearing loss, says that "normal" hearing aid tests don't test high enough for piano technicians.
> Ed Sutton
> 
> -----Original Message-----
>> From: David Boyce <David at piano.plus.com>
>> Sent: Nov 2, 2011 3:12 PM
>> To: pianotech at ptg.org
>> Subject: [pianotech] Hearing Test
>> 
>> The UK radio station Classic FM is carrying an advert just now for 
>> Specsavers opticians, who are branching into hearing aids. There is a 
>> free online hearing test available at 
>> http://www.specsavers.co.uk/hearing/hearing-check/
>> 
>> I am happy to say that my hearing is normal!
>> 
>> I don't know if the test can be accessed outside the UK but it might be 
>> worth a try.  It's best if you use headphones as it makes it easier to 
>> test each ear separately.
>> 
>> Best regards,
>> 
>> David.
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