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FAA Medical
Certification | Hearing Standards
and Evaluation
| Most applicants for
FAA Medical certification will pass the typical Aviation Medical Examiner
test outlined below. Those who do not, are usually certified with a
nominal limitation placed on their medical certificate.
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HEARING
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Applicants for all
classes of FAA medical certification must demonstrate the hearing of an
average conversational voice in a quiet room, using both ears at 6 feet,
with the back turned to the examiner or pass one of the audiometric tests
below. The test
below
is designed as an educational tool to demonstrate the audiometric
testing utilized by the FAA. This is not a calibrated medical test and is not intended to replace
testing by a qualified medical professional. |
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AUDIOLOGY
TESTING
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(1) Audiometric speech discrimination test: (Score
at least 70% discrimination at 65db in one ear) |
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(2) Pure tone audiometric test: Unaided,
with thresholds no worse than: |
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500Hz |
1,000Hz |
2,000Hz |
3,000Hz |
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Better Ear
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35Db |
30Db |
30Db |
40Db |
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Worst
Ear
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35Db |
50Db |
50Db |
60Db |
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Pilots who require a hearing aid to
meet FAA medical requirements will have the limitation "VALID ONLY WITH USE
OF HEARING AMPLIFICATION" on their FAA medical certificate. This
requirement is easily met using a standard amplified aviation headset. |
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