A Nurse Has Just Conducted Hearing Loss Audiometry Testing on a 10-Year-Old

question 61

Multiple Choice

A nurse has just conducted hearing loss audiometry testing on a 10-year-old patient.The patient's pure tone average was 52 dB.Which category of hearing of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) does this result represent?

• A)Normal
• B)Slight loss
• C)Moderate loss
• D)Profound loss

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