Hearing Loss in Right Ear and Enlisting in Air Force?
adam o asked:
I saw a doctor about 4 months ago, he gave me a hearing test, and concluded that I do have normal hearing in my right ear. I also found out that I have hearing loss in my left ear. I can hear low and midrange frequencies, but not high frequencies in just that ear. I hope this doesn’t effect me going into the air force. I wanted to get a job in computer programming.
does the air force even test hearing?
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I saw a doctor about 4 months ago, he gave me a hearing test, and concluded that I do have normal hearing in my right ear. I also found out that I have hearing loss in my left ear. I can hear low and midrange frequencies, but not high frequencies in just that ear. I hope this doesn’t effect me going into the air force. I wanted to get a job in computer programming.
does the air force even test hearing?
October 11th, 2009 at 7:29 pm
Yes they do test hearing. I can’t say one way or another as to how it will affect your chances. GoGo Girls
October 13th, 2009 at 6:01 pm
Here are the medical standards for enlistment - hearing: schazjmd
October 14th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
My hubby has the exact same problem as you in the same ear.
He got in without a problem.
It depends on the degree. I think you’ll be fine.
Good luck Milmom
October 16th, 2009 at 4:29 am
when I went into the marines, I was supposed to go on the buddy program, but my friend had a hearing loss in one ear and didnt get in. alfie
October 17th, 2009 at 7:56 am
You can try but i don’t like your chances,as most military docs are pretty thougher in determining what will happen to your crook ear at certain altitudes,so from what you have stated you my friend are a borderline case,it will be left up to a commanding officer once the report is put in front of him.
Then his word will be the final one numberofthebeast-666
October 17th, 2009 at 11:21 am
Here are the standards. You might want to check with your doctor and see if these match your test results, because the Air Force checks hearing using audiometers:
Any loss of hearing greater than 30 decibels on average in either ear from pure tones at 500, 1000 and 2000 cycles per second. Any loss greater than 35 decibels at any one of those frequencies. desertviking_00