I hriatna hloh ang maiin i inhria bawk em? Hearing test chungchang hi i zir vek ang u!

I chhungte thusawi chiang taka hre thei lo ang maiin a chang chuan i inhria em? TV-a volume tihsan a ngai em? A nih loh leh i fa tê tê chuan aw a chhân lêt ṭha lo tih i ringhlel em? Hengte hi hriatna lama harsatna kan neih leh neih loh kan ngaihtuah tir thin a ni. Hei hi kan upat deuh deuh chauha thleng a ni lo va, naupang tê tê, tleirawl, leh tu chungah pawh a thleng thei a ni. Chuvangin, hetiang hun lai hian tih tur tha ber chu beng test neih hi a ni a, chu chu `(Hearing Test)` tihna a ni. Vawiin hian hei hi eng nge a nih, engtin nge an tih tih leh hlauh tur a awm em tih te kan sawi dawn a ni.

He ear test hi tuin nge nei tur?

A awlsam zawngin, an hriatna lama rinhlelhna tlemte pawh nei chuan he test hi an ti thei a ni. Hei hi damdawi lam hming chu ``Audiometry`` tih a ni. Hei hi hearing specialist ``Audiologist`` tih a ni. A tlangpuiin, a hnuaia thil thlengah hian ear test kan nei thin:

• Nausen piang tharte tan: Damdawi in chhuahsan hma hian naute zawng zawng hi hriatna test tawi (Newborn Hearing Screening) an nei tlangpui. Naute hian hei hi a paltlang loh chuan test thui zawk neih a ni ang. Hei hian harsatna eng pawh hriat hmasak theihna leh enkawl vat theihna a siam a ni.
• Naupang tê tê tân: I fa chu i thusawi laiin a hawi let lo va, thawm a hriat chuan a mangang lo va, a kum avânga a thusawi tlai ang maiin a lang a nih chuan, i doctor chuan hetiang test chi hi a refer thei che a ni.
• Puitling tan: Hei hi a tam ber a ni. Mite biak huna mi thusawi hriatthiam theih loh, "thu sawi leh turin" tih reng reng emaw, TV emaw phone emaw-a volume tihsan ang chi symptom i neih chuan he test hi tihfel a hun tawh.

Heng test hma hian thil danglam bik i inbuatsaih ngai lo. Tin, heng test te hian engti kawng mahin a ti na lo . Chuvangin hlauhna tur a awm lo.

Eng ang ear test nge awm?

Hriatna hloh chi hrang hrang leh a nasat dan (mild, moderate, severe) hriat chian nan test hrang hrang a awm a. I dinhmun a zirin i audiologist chuan eng test nge i mamawh tih a rel ang. Test chi hrang hrang tih thin te hi han thlir ila.

Engtin nge heng test te hian hna an thawh? Pakhat hnu pakhatin han thlir ila.

Heng test chungchangah hian ngaihtuahna tlem i nei a. Tunah chuan heng test tinte hi tih a nih hian eng nge thleng tak tak tih kan en ang.

Pure-tone hmanga test a ni

Hei hi mi tam zawkin "ear testing" an tih hian an hriat thin test a ni.

1. Soundproof room (sound-treated room)-ah hruai i ni ang.

2. Headphone ang chi bun tur pek i ni ang.

3. Tichuan, audiologist chuan audiometer hmangin "t... t..." ang chi ri chu pitch leh volume hrang hrangah a play a.

4. I tih tur chu i kut phar la, button pakhat hmet la, a ri i hriat chuan "yes" i tih mai tur a ni .

5. I chhanna a\angin specialist chuan hengte hi ``Audiogram'' tih graph-ah a record ang.A tawpah chuan graph hmangin i hriatna level a teh ang.

Bone conduction test a ni

Hei hian i beng chhungril lamah aw a thawn nghal vek a ni.

• Specialist chuan i beng hnunglam ruh emaw, i hmaiah emaw hmanraw te tak te a dah a.
• Device hian sound vibrations a tichhuak thin. Vibration te hian i luruh kal tlangin, beng pawn lam leh beng lai te chu a paltlang a, i beng chhung lam a lut nghal vek a ni .
• Hei atanga result lo chhuak chu a hmaa `Pure-tone` test result nen khaikhin a ni a, eng ang chiah nge i hriatna lama harsatna i neih tih chiang takin hriat theih a ni.

Thusawi test

Hei hian thumal i hriat theih dan a test a ni.

• Headphone-ah dah i ni a, specialist chuan volume level hrang hrangin thu a sawi thin.
• I tih tur chu i hriat thute chu a sawi ang chiah khan sawi nawn leh mai tur a ni .
• Hei hian sound level leh word recognition fiah lo ber, chiang taka i hriat leh i sawi nawn theih chu a teh a ni.

Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) hmanga hriat theih a ni.

He test hi a danglam deuh hlek a ni. Midang ang lo takin thawm i chhân lêt ngai lo. I rilru a hahdam a, i ngawi reng mai tur a ni.

1. Earphone hak tur pek i ni ang.

2. Tichuan, electrode te te engemaw zat chu i lu vun vunah a inbuntir a. Chungte chu computer nena inzawm a ni.

3. Heng electrode te hian i thluak hian earphone hmanga aw lo lut (brainwave activity) a chhan dan an teh a, computer-ah report a ni.

4. Chu report te chu a en chuan specialist chuan i auditory nerve leh thluak inzawmna chu a hrethiam thei ang.

Otoacoustic Emissions (OAE) hmanga enfiah a ni

Hei pawh hi test awlsam tak a ni a, chhanna a ngai lo.

• Specialist chuan i beng chhungah earphone ang chi device te tak te a dah lut ang.
• Beng lamah thawm a thawn a. Beng hrisel chuan chu aw chu chhangin aw fiah lo tak (`OAE` an tih) a siam chhuak thin.
• Device hian a rawn let leh thin sound subtle tak chu a teh thin. Chu aw chu a lo let leh lo a nih chuan beng chhung lam harsatna a awm thei tihna a ni.

Tympanometry hmanga tih a ni

Hei hian i eardrum leh middle ear a en a.

1. I beng chhungah probe te tak te i dah lut a. Earphone ang maiin a lang.

2. He device hian air pressure chu zawi zawiin i beng chhungah a direct a .

3. Chu pressure chu eardrum-in a chhan dan, chu chu a vibrate dan chu machine hmanga teh a ni a, graph (Tympanogram)-ah record a ni.

4. Eardrum a che tha lo a nih chuan a chhan chu middle ear-a fluid emaw, eardrum-a hole awm vang emaw a ni thei.

Engtikah nge result a awm ang? Chumi hnuah eng nge thleng?

Heng test-a thil tha ber chu result hmuh theih nan rei tak nghah a ngai lo. Test zawh hnu lawkah audiologist chuan i result chu a hrilh nghal thei che a ni . Results record tu graph chu audiogram an ti a . I hriat theih ri hrang hrang chiang takin a pe che a ni.

I hriatna test-naah chuan hriatna hloh chi khat i nei tih a lang ang tih han ngaihtuah teh. Lungngai suh. Specialist chuan i tih tur chu chiang takin a hrilhfiah ang che.

• I beng a block a nih chuan i beng, hnar, leh ril specialist (ENT - Otolaryngologist) hnenah lakchhuah tir i ni ang.
• I hriatna hloh chu a na lo, a hniam, a nasat em tih a hrilhfiah ang .
• Chu natna atana hman tlâk ṭanpuitu hmanrua, hriatna hmanrua emaw, hriatna (cochlear implants emaw) ang chite a sawi a ni.
• Hearing aid hman i tum chuan i duh ber an thlang ang a, i beng nena inmil turin an siamrem ang a, fitting an pe ang.

Engzat nge ear exam ka neih ang?

Construction industry emaw factory emaw ang chi hmun ri nasa takah i thawk a nih chuan kum khatah vawi khat tal i beng enfiah a pawimawh hle

Chutiang a nih loh chuan mi pangngai tan chuan kum 50-60 an tlin hma chuan hei hi a tul lo mai thei. Mi tam tak tan chuan kum upa lam avanga hriatna hloh chu chutih lai atang chuan a intan thin. Amaherawhchu, kum hi a pawimawh lo, i hriatna lamah harsatna tlem i neih chuan ngaihthah suh. A rang thei ang bera chhungkaw doctor hmu la, thurawn la rawh. A tul chuan audiologist hnenah a refer ang che.

Online test pawh in lama tih theih a awm bawk. Chûngte chuan harsatna i neih leh neih loh chu a rough idea a pe thei che a, mahse, chu chu rinchhan tûr a ni lo. Diagnosis dik tak leh thurawn dik tak dawng tur chuan audiologist thiam tak hmuh a pawimawh hle.