The development and standardisation of a test of hearing for telephone operators

Abstract

The Government of India had indicated to the All India Instjtute of Speech and Hearing, to dev;develop standardized tests for
fixing th~ levels of hearing wnich is essential
for a telephone operator to perform his duty
efficiently. The problem becomes more
acute when a telephone operator, who is
already appointed dev010ps a h·.Iaring problem.
Even during recruitment, no standardised
h aring test has been specified by the
Government to judge the hearing ~fficiency
of the applican"ts in terms of telephone
speech in trunk exchange environments