Audiometric techniques are also used when an individual has vertigo or dizziness, since many hearing and vestibular or balance problems are related.
Audiometric testing is done between 125 and 8000 Hz.
Audiometric testing with the audiometer is performed while the patient sits in a soundproof booth and the examiner outside the booth communicates to the patient with a microphone.
For most audiometric testing no special preparation is required, although the first time that hearing testing is done on a child the procedure should be explained as clearly as possible.
Audiometric testing, except when sedation is involved, requires no special aftercare.