Ok so here it goes, I'll keep it as short as possible:
I've had trouble with my ears my whole life, as in, since two weeks old.
After countless ear infections, a good number of operations on my ears, and countless hearing tests I STILL am not confident that my ears are up to par. And I have tinnitus (ringing in my left ear).
I know, I know, no one is a doctor here but please, just take a look at the results of my hearing I typed out below and if you have ANY opinion it would be greatly appreciated.
I really don't want to waste ANY departments time or money if my hearing isn't good enough for the job.
And yes, I want to be a cop but if my hearing will risk the safety of myself and fellow officers I would rather be a dispatcher then risk the life of another officer.
Let me just explain the results real quick for those who aren't that familiar with these types of results. According to CALPOST (i'm in california btw) the standard threshold for hearing is anything less than 25db. So, if you have a hearing threshold at say, 4000hz of 35db, your hearing has a small-mild loss. Some departments here in CA that actually state hearing threshold requirements, require the thresholds to be no more than 30db between the ranges of 500-4000hz and that's pretty much all they say.
So having said all of that here are my test results even with the tinnitus (ringing in the ears):
Right Ear:
500hz - 20db; 1000hz - 20db; 2000hz - 20db; 4000hz - 30db; 6000hz - 40db; 8000hz - 35db
Left Ear:
500hz - 25db; 1000hz - 20db; 2000hz - 20db; 4000hz - 40db; 6000hz - 45db; 8000hz - 35db
I don't feel I have a problem locating sounds or hearing sounds. But, test results are test results and I've been classified to have a "mild" hearing loss at 6000hz for both ears and 4000hz for my left ear which both are consistent with a Noise Exposure hearing loss from say, going to a concert or two.
So, if you have an opinion or experience with your own hearing loss let me know your thoughts and if I should "pull the trigger" so-to-speak and put 150% into becoming a cop.
Thanks.
I've had trouble with my ears my whole life, as in, since two weeks old.
After countless ear infections, a good number of operations on my ears, and countless hearing tests I STILL am not confident that my ears are up to par. And I have tinnitus (ringing in my left ear).
I know, I know, no one is a doctor here but please, just take a look at the results of my hearing I typed out below and if you have ANY opinion it would be greatly appreciated.
I really don't want to waste ANY departments time or money if my hearing isn't good enough for the job.
And yes, I want to be a cop but if my hearing will risk the safety of myself and fellow officers I would rather be a dispatcher then risk the life of another officer.
Let me just explain the results real quick for those who aren't that familiar with these types of results. According to CALPOST (i'm in california btw) the standard threshold for hearing is anything less than 25db. So, if you have a hearing threshold at say, 4000hz of 35db, your hearing has a small-mild loss. Some departments here in CA that actually state hearing threshold requirements, require the thresholds to be no more than 30db between the ranges of 500-4000hz and that's pretty much all they say.
So having said all of that here are my test results even with the tinnitus (ringing in the ears):
Right Ear:
500hz - 20db; 1000hz - 20db; 2000hz - 20db; 4000hz - 30db; 6000hz - 40db; 8000hz - 35db
Left Ear:
500hz - 25db; 1000hz - 20db; 2000hz - 20db; 4000hz - 40db; 6000hz - 45db; 8000hz - 35db
I don't feel I have a problem locating sounds or hearing sounds. But, test results are test results and I've been classified to have a "mild" hearing loss at 6000hz for both ears and 4000hz for my left ear which both are consistent with a Noise Exposure hearing loss from say, going to a concert or two.
So, if you have an opinion or experience with your own hearing loss let me know your thoughts and if I should "pull the trigger" so-to-speak and put 150% into becoming a cop.
Thanks.
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