Table 1.

Audiometric characteristics for the test ears of the hearing-impaired listeners. NR indicates no response to the specified frequency.

Listener	Sex	Age	Test ear	Worda recognition (%)	Thresholds (dB HL)
					250 Hz	500 Hz	1000 Hz	2000 Hz	4000 Hz	8000 Hz
L6HI	M	65	Left	100	55	60	45	45	55	85
L7HI	M	64	Left	92	10	20	40	60	65	NR
L8HI	M	40	Right	100	50	55	55	60	90	85

^aEither NU-6 (Tillman and Carhart, 1996) or W-22 (Hirsh et al., 1952).