Audiometry involves the use of a sound-treated room in which a child is presented with a variety of sounds from high to low pitches, and from soft to loud intensity. An audiologist will have the child respond to the different sounds and document it. A young child can be taught to turn to a sound (behavioral testing), or to place a toy on a box or a ring on a post (play audiometry). A parent of a deaf child might encounter the term audiometry when discussing the process of evaluating their child’s hearing ability with an audiologist. This could involve the child being presented with different sounds and responding to them in a sound-treated room.
Has your child or family member been identified as deaf or hard of hearing?