In this activity, you will create a presentation discussing the steps on how you would conduct the following tests: pure-tone testing, speech testing, otoacoustic emissions, and tests of the middle ear. 

Step 1: Create one slide in regard to the steps required to conduct each of the following tests: pure-tone testing, speech testing, otoacoustic emissions, and tests of the middle ear. Each slide must include 5-7 steps that discuss how to perform and complete one of the tests. There will be 4 slides in total, not including a title slide. All references should follow 7th Edition APA formatting. See the resource on the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library for instructions: APA citation resource (N.B. references are excluded from word counts). 

Step 2 (Optional): Record a short presentation explaining your slides. You can use the free screen recording software called Loom. We would like to publish the best works on our website and social media. If you would like your work to be published, insert a sentence indicating such in this forum’s post description. 

Step 3: To share your slides, click on the button at the bottom of the screen labeled “Add a new discussion topic” and include the title "Discussion Post: How would you conduct pure-tone testing, speech testing, otoacoustic emissions, and tests of the middle ear?" in the subject line. To share your presentation recording (optional), you can upload it in this forum, to google drive, or any other service of your choice. (Paste the link here if you upload it to any cloud services, and make sure that it is visible for people with the link). If the recording was made in a language other than English, state the language in the file’s name. 

Step 4: To complete the activity, you will need to comment on at least one post made by your peers in a respectful and professional manner. Be sure that your reply engages your peers' ideas by including a reflection on their slides/recording, sharing insights into how to conduct pure-tone testing, speech testing, otoacoustic emissions and tests of the middle ear, or asking thought-provoking questions. If a peer comments on your post, please reply. To post a reply, click on the particular discussion, then click on “Reply.”

OPTIONAL Step 5: Interact (10 minutes)

If you would like to, you can reply to your peers' posts in a respectful and professional manner. Ensure that your post engages your peers' ideas by including a reflection on their comments, sharing ideas of other potential difficulties and parties involved, or asking thought-provoking questions. If a peer comments on your posting, please reply. To post a reply, click “Reply” on a particular discussion, write your feedback and then click on “Post to forum.”