Preforated Eardrum

[Unregistered]

I have preforated eardrums in both sides due to scarring from surgery when I was a young child. Is this a disqualifier if I have no adverse conditions or hearing loss? Anyone else run into this? Should I bring medical records of surgery dates with me? Thanks!

 

[Henning]

Interesting, If Dr Bruce doesn't catch this shoot him a PM. My guess is you have no problem and actually may have an advantage in pressure changes as you don't block those plural spaces.

BTW, typical hearing test for a flight physical: Nurse seats you facing away from door, doc walks in a moment later and says in a lowish voice "How are you today?" If you answer with anything but "What? Huh?" you pass. I've never been put in the box in the US, but I was for my Aussie flight physical.

 

[oldShar]

Don't memorize what Henning said, The doctor/nurse might say anything, not a canned question.

 

[Henning]

Don't memorize what Henning said, The doctor/nurse might say anything, not a canned question.

Lol, I wasn't trying to give him a cheat sheet, just relating the 'intensity' to which the examination is performed.

 

[ebykowsky]

There's a hearing test?!?! My examiner was really laid back, seeing I'm a pretty healthy teenager. One of the interesting questions in response to my somewhat "ashy" knees was: You ain't a muslim are you? You sure look like you've been down on your knees prayin' to Allah 5 times a day! I guess he wanted to make sure I didn't hi-jack the plane! (and no, he was definitely not a muslim trying to find a commonality between the two of us)
Oh, and I went to an "inner-city" school at the time, so he said "I'm impressed that someone from your school can even read at all, let alone the bottom line of the eye chart!"

Definitely going back to this guy when I need my next medical.

 

[flyingron]

The third class test is purely conversational tones. My doc just asks me questions when he is positioned where I can't see his face. I have moderate hearing loss, but still can past the test. I've blown an eardrum once, but once it heals it isn't a flying issue.

 

[Henning]

There's a hearing test?!?! My examiner was really laid back, seeing I'm a pretty healthy teenager. One of the interesting questions in response to my somewhat "ashy" knees was: You ain't a muslim are you? You sure look like you've been down on your knees prayin' to Allah 5 times a day! I guess he wanted to make sure I didn't hi-jack the plane! (and no, he was definitely not a muslim trying to find a commonality between the two of us)
Oh, and I went to an "inner-city" school at the time, so he said "I'm impressed that someone from your school can even read at all, let alone the bottom line of the eye chart!"

Definitely going back to this guy when I need my next medical.

Yes, there is lol, you likely passed it when you responded to a question he aske when he was a few feet behind your back. I didn't much think of the hearing exam until one year in Key West I was in Dr Morse's offfice standing looking out the window at the ocean. He walked in and said in a low conversational voice, "How are you today Mr Heinemann?" "Just fine Dr Morse." "Well, that's the hearing test passed, now stand here and read from this line on the chart."

He was my favorite AME as he was an OB/GYN and I would get the funniest looks in the waiting room. I remember overhearing one woman whisper to another, "Doctor Morse must be getting into sex changes too."

 

[Unregistered]

Thanks for the help. I guess I better get a username and start getting involved in the community!

 

[Henning]

Thanks for the help. I guess I better get a username and start getting involved in the community!

Might as well.

 

[bbchien]

All classes' hearing can be satisfied by the 6 foot conversational voice check. The only thing that would disqualifying is fluid behind the eardrum. If you haven't got that, you'll be just fine...