Can an Airline pilot use hearing aid ?
rocky r asked:
I had been for a class 2 medicals,and the doc told me i have hearing loss @ 8khz .Since Its my dream to be a pilot , could anyone help me out in this matter.
I had been for a class 2 medicals,and the doc told me i have hearing loss @ 8khz .Since Its my dream to be a pilot , could anyone help me out in this matter.
I had been for a class 2 medicals,and the doc told me i have hearing loss @ 8khz .Since Its my dream to be a pilot , could anyone help me out in this matter.
I had been for a class 2 medicals,and the doc told me i have hearing loss @ 8khz .Since Its my dream to be a pilot , could anyone help me out in this matter.
I am appearing for the DGCA medicals
I am appearing for the DGCA CLASS2 Medicals
I am appearing for the DGCA CLASS2 Medicals
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May 13th, 2009 at 2:09 am
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Depends on the requirements of your local aviation licensing board. 8Khz is outside of the speech range, and if it is unilateral, typically it would not require a hearing aid — in fact, most HAs only aid up to 6Khz. Therefore I would think that it would not be an exclusion for a pilot’s license, but cannot give you a definitive opinion on that since it depends on YOUR licensing board.
Typically this kind of loss results from noise exposure, so be more careful with loud music and using headphones with power tools.
May 15th, 2009 at 11:01 am
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I really don’t think hearing loss at 8kHz only should affect your ability to be a pilot. It depends on your licensing board just go through your testing and hope for the best. However, once you are aware that you have hearing loss you should be extra vigilant about wearing your hearing protection whenever you are around loud noise – mowing the lawn, at concerts, using powertools etc. Especially if you do become a pilot you want to keep what you have.
To answer your a question about a hearing aid. A hearing aid will not help your hearing loss at 8kHz. Hearing aids only amplify out to 4 kHz sometimes 6 kHz so it would be a waste of your money. Pilots may be able to wear hearing aids under their headsets, but it would be difficult as you often get a whistling sound out of hearing aids when they are covered up. However, the newer technology is getting better.