This was the second week of clinic and I performed my first full hearing evaluation. It was a WVU Physical Plant worker who had come in for his annual evaluation. Otoscopy was normal, the ear drum was visible and appeared intact. Immittance testing was also performed and resulted in bilateral, Type A tympanograms and normaly acoustic reflxes and acoustic decay. SRT levels with in good agreement with PTA. The client had mostly normal hearing with a sloping mild loss starting around 4000 Hz. This client said he always wore hearing protection and I gave him a few pairs to take with him. He also reported loud hobbies outside of his work environment such as hunting and cutting tress. I found an article relate to hearing protection in hunters. Check out the authors !!!!

Woodford, C., & Lass, N. (1994). Hearing Conservation in Hunter Education Programs, American Journal of Audiology, 3, 8-10.