What to Expect During Your Visit: Adults

You will listen to target sounds such as tones or speech. The target sounds are often embedded in competing background sounds. In some studies, we will ask you to indicate when or from where you hear target sounds by pressing a visual icon on a computer screen, raising your hand, or saying a word. In other studies, we will ask you to repeat back target speech such as words or sentences. Sounds are presented at comfortable levels that are not known to damage hearing. A hearing screening will also be done at the time of your testing.