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Live Voice • Live-voice is more practical

• Can adjust to the pace of the listener better

• More difficult if listener speaks a foreign language

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Recorded Voice • Recorded is more reliable from test to test and from tester to tester

• More rigid and may be difficult for the listener to keep up the pace of the recording

• Foreign lists available

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Presentation Levels • Typical presentation level is 35-40dB above speech reception level • Can present at Most Comfortable Level (MCL) • MCL useful in patients with severe recruitment or hyperacusis • May get different scores with different presentation levels

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