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Table 3. Screening Options
Type of test Method Description
Physical exam Finger rub With patient's eyes closed the
examiner should instruct the patient
to acknowledge hearing the gentle
rubbing of the examiner's fingers
approximately 3–4 in from each ear
Physical Exam Watch tick test Observation of the patient's ability to
hear the ticking of a watch at a specific
distance
Automated
hearing
screening
Automated Audiogram
(AMTAS)
A computer-assisted, automated
method for obtaining a screening
hearing test
Automated
hearing
screening
Four Frequency pure tone
screen (FFS)
Testing for participant responses at 4
frequencies (i.e., 1, 2, 4, 8 kHz)
Automated
hearing
screening
Digits in Noise (DIN) Testing speech recognition thresholds
in the presence of noise
Screening
testing (patient
administered)
• Smartphone
application
Smartphone hearing
screening application
Multiple options of downloadable
smartphone hearing screening
applications each with varying degrees
of individual instruction for use
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Overall, harms related to hearing screenings are rare, given the noninvasive nature of hearing screens.
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