{"id":3845,"date":"2025-07-08T07:11:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T07:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hayatmedisa.com\/fa\/?p=3845"},"modified":"2025-12-27T11:55:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T08:25:58","slug":"%d8%aa%d8%b3%d8%aa-pta-%da%86%db%8c%d8%b3%d8%aa-%d9%88-%da%86%d8%b1%d8%a7-%d8%a7%d9%86%d8%ac%d8%a7%d9%85-%d9%85%db%8c-%d8%af%d9%87%db%8c%d9%85%d8%9f","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hayatmedisa.com\/en\/%d8%aa%d8%b3%d8%aa-pta-%da%86%db%8c%d8%b3%d8%aa-%d9%88-%da%86%d8%b1%d8%a7-%d8%a7%d9%86%d8%ac%d8%a7%d9%85-%d9%85%db%8c-%d8%af%d9%87%db%8c%d9%85%d8%9f\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a PTA Test and Why Do We Perform It?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"57\" data-end=\"327\"><strong data-start=\"57\" data-end=\"87\">PTA (Pure Tone Audiometry)<\/strong> is one of the most common and accurate methods to assess the <strong data-start=\"149\" data-end=\"184\">degree and type of hearing loss<\/strong>. In this test, your hearing thresholds are measured across different frequencies (from low to high) using <strong data-start=\"291\" data-end=\"305\">headphones<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"310\" data-end=\"324\">pure tones<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"329\" data-end=\"366\"><strong data-start=\"329\" data-end=\"364\">What Happens During a PTA Test?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"367\" data-end=\"611\">\n<li data-start=\"367\" data-end=\"403\">\n<p data-start=\"369\" data-end=\"403\">You sit in an <strong data-start=\"383\" data-end=\"401\">acoustic booth<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"404\" data-end=\"446\">\n<p data-start=\"406\" data-end=\"446\"><strong data-start=\"406\" data-end=\"420\">Headphones<\/strong> are placed on your ears<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"447\" data-end=\"523\">\n<p data-start=\"449\" data-end=\"523\">Sounds of varying <strong data-start=\"467\" data-end=\"498\">frequencies and intensities<\/strong> are played in each ear<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"524\" data-end=\"611\">\n<p data-start=\"526\" data-end=\"611\">You respond by <strong data-start=\"541\" data-end=\"583\">raising your hand or pressing a button<\/strong> whenever you hear a sound<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"613\" data-end=\"1027\"><strong data-start=\"613\" data-end=\"635\">Objectives of PTA:<\/strong><br data-start=\"635\" data-end=\"638\" \/>\ud83d\udd39 Measure hearing thresholds in <strong data-start=\"671\" data-end=\"693\">speech frequencies<\/strong><br data-start=\"693\" data-end=\"696\" \/>\ud83d\udd39 Determine the <strong data-start=\"713\" data-end=\"737\">type of hearing loss<\/strong> (sensorineural, conductive, or mixed)<br data-start=\"775\" data-end=\"778\" \/>\ud83d\udd39 Assist in selecting the <strong data-start=\"805\" data-end=\"844\">most suitable rehabilitation method<\/strong> (e.g., hearing aids)<br data-start=\"865\" data-end=\"868\" \/>\ud83d\udd39 Monitor hearing in individuals exposed to <strong data-start=\"913\" data-end=\"946\">noise or ototoxic medications<\/strong><br data-start=\"946\" data-end=\"949\" \/>\ud83d\udd39 Evaluate hearing <strong data-start=\"969\" data-end=\"1025\">before prescribing hearing aids or cochlear implants<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1029\" data-end=\"1311\"><strong data-start=\"1029\" data-end=\"1060\">Who Should Have a PTA Test?<\/strong><br data-start=\"1060\" data-end=\"1063\" \/>\u2714 Individuals with <strong data-start=\"1082\" data-end=\"1146\">hearing complaints, tinnitus, or speech comprehension issues<\/strong><br data-start=\"1146\" data-end=\"1149\" \/>\u2714 Workers in <strong data-start=\"1162\" data-end=\"1182\">noisy industries<\/strong><br data-start=\"1182\" data-end=\"1185\" \/>\u2714 <strong data-start=\"1187\" data-end=\"1215\">Elderly people, children<\/strong> suspected of speech delay<br data-start=\"1241\" data-end=\"1244\" \/>\u2714 Individuals with a history of <strong data-start=\"1276\" data-end=\"1309\">ear infections or head trauma<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1313\" data-end=\"1397\">PTA testing is <strong data-start=\"1328\" data-end=\"1394\">the first step in accurately understanding your hearing status<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PTA (Pure Tone Audiometry) is one of the most common and accurate methods to assess the degree and type of hearing loss. 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