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Audiometric testing monitors an employee’s hearing over time. It also provides an opportunity for employers to educate employees about their hearing and the need to protect it. The employer must establish and maintain an audiometric testing program.

The Brain Stem Evoked Response Audiometry (BERA) is an objective test that gives us the approximate average hearing threshold level of the subject. … It is usually done using a click sound by which the subject’s average hearing threshold across all frequencies is evaluated.

Auditory Steady State Response (ASSR) is an objective test used for evaluation of hearing ability in children too young for traditional audiometric testing. Most children are referred for ASSR after a newborn hearing screen in the hospital indicates the possibility of hearing loss.

The act of a person or thing that fits. an act or instance of trying on clothes that are being made or altered to determine proper fit. anything provided as equipment, parts, supply, etc. Usually fittings. furniture, fixtures, etc., as of a building or apartment.

Speech therapy: The treatment of speech and communication disorders. … See also communication disorders, speech disorders, speech-language pathologist.