Hearling loss/disqualify

Question

I don't want to go talk to a recruiter to basically embarrass myself, I have a few conditions I'd need waivers for, but most importantly, I am profoundly deaf in one ear.

Now, had I not informed you of that, you'd never know- I have no speech problems and I have above average hearing in my other ear. I do not wear, or need hearing aids.

I'm pretty sure a waiver would never be granted for this, huh?

I've seen all the things that state hearing between such and such range at whatever decibels disqualifies you, but I have no clue what that means.

Answer 1

I was a Navy Corpsman and I was a hearing conservation tech.

When they determine hearing loss it is in frequencies and decibels. Meaning the higher pitch or lower pitch the sound is 500Hz through 8000 Hz. then the decibels are the loudness of each range.

usually they worry about sounds in the 1000-6000 hz range. (most human hearing is best in that frequency and human voice falls with in it.)

I am not sure where your hearing is or what job that you want to do. But if you do not need hearing aids and you are not totally deaf you may get a waiver.

However jobs like those in aviation and law enforcement are stricter for hearing.

All you can do is try. I don't know what all the limits are and each branch has different requirements. I do know that they sometimes grant wavers on a case-by-case basis.

Google hearing tests and noise frequencies for better detailed explanations.