<font color="aa00aa">hey dewdrops:
c was brought into a sound proof room and she had to put on ear phones and they will play a sound of different pitches and at different volume both on the right and left.
each time c heard a sound, she was supposed to signal that she heard it. otherwise the machine would register that there was no indication of any sounds heard.
at the end of it, a graph of sorts will be produced. and from the graph, can tell how much hearing loss was experienced.
the middle ear infection was quite bad... initial test showed that 40% loss in left ear, 20% in the right... at 5 yrs old, the person who did the test was worried and said that it was not normal. of course it wasnt!! i was terrified and for more than 2 weeks, was in fear and praying constantly. thankfully, another hearing test done at kkh cleared her.
otherwise, c would have to wear a hearing aid.
yeah, i was really relieved that she was okay.</font>