Editing Hearing test (section)

==Other==
* The audiologist or hearing instrument specialist may also conduct speech tests, wherein the patient repeats the words he or she hears.
* In addition, a test called a [[tympanogram]] is generally done. In this test, a small probe is placed in the ear and the air pressure in the ear canal is varied.  This test tells the audiologist how well the [[eardrum]] and other structures in the middle ear are working.  The ear canal volume indicates whether a perforation in the eardrum (tympanic membrane) may be present.  The middle ear pressure indicates whether any fluid is present in the middle ear space (also called "glue ear" or "otitis media with effusion").  Compliance measurement indicates how well the eardrum and [[ossicles]] (the three ear bones) are moving.
* The last test the audiologist may perform is an [[acoustic reflex]] test. In this test a probe is placed in the ear and a loud tone, greater than 70 dBSPL, is produced.  The test measures the reflexive contraction of the [[stapedius muscle]], which is important in protecting the ear from loud noises, such as a person's own speech which may be 90 dBSPL at the eardrum. This test can be used to give information about the [[vestibular nerve|vestibular]] and [[facial nerve]]s and indicate if a lesion may be present.