Hearing test

Last night at my job, I was directed to report to a room in the very back of the building for a hearing test. Went into the room then went in to a small booth in the room put on a headset and pressed a button each time i heard a sound....

I work in a factory and its required that all of us have a hearing test every year. This was my first!

I do dj on the weekends and use my left ear to hear my booth monitor with and right ear to listen to my headphones... my right ear is stronger then my left ear!

Anyone have similar requirements at work??

It is a osha requirement if you work in an area with 85db or above noise. I do about 1500 tests a year where I work in a meat processing plant.

I'm self employed so I have'nt had an employer imposed hearing test in decades. But I do work around metal stamping equipment that can be noisy and I know that doing this for years has taken its toll on my ears. I even had surgery on my right ear years ago that was supposed to help but the results are questionable. I can hear deeper sounds like men's voices ok but women's voices are hard to understand and if there is background noise, forget it. For example, if my wife and I are ordering a meal in a restaurant, she will automatically repeat a waiter's questions because she knows I can't hear them. And I always use a speaker phone rather than a regular hand set, especially if I'm conversing with a woman. I should get hearing aids but I get by so far, especially if my bride is around to "interpret" for me.

One of the most hazardous occupations for hearing loss is one where there is no such testing; at least there wasn't at the time of my involvement with the industry. That occupation is that of a live Rock Musician/Performer. In the early 1980s, it was rated as an occupation with the highest incidence of occupation related hearing degradation or loss - by OSHA, I believe. For a living example, see Pete Townsend of 'The Who'. The last I heard of him (mid '90s), the only way he could work (that is, play for recording) was with a pair of special headphones which were driven with 200 Watts each just so he could hear what he was doing. I don't know if he can hear anymore.

Cos

As a bus driver, we have our hearing "tested", but the testing is a joke. Usually it includes us standing with our back to the tester while she says words in a very low voice/forced whisper while we are in the same room as others who are at different points in their "exam". It can get a bit noisy, but for the most part we can pick out the words the tester says. I suppose if we couldn't hear, we'd be sent for further, more professional, testing.

No, but then at the school physical at high school

I was examined with two classmates (girls) together. At the hearing test, the doctor put us headphones on. The one who hears a peep from us should show a thumbs up ??.