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When all five words at a given level are incorrect, the audio files will stop and the
examiner’s screen will show: Ear 1 testing is completed. If the participant
repeats some words from each of the 7 levels, then, when all the audio files are
presented, the examiner’s screen will show: Ear 1 testing is completed.
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Then the examiner should say to the participant: Now, we are going on to the
other ear. Click on the BEGIN TESTING EAR 2 button. . Again, when all five
words at a given level are incorrect, the audio files will stop and the examiner’s
screen will show: Ear 2 testing is completed. If the participant repeats some
words from each of the 7 levels, then, when all the audio files are presented, the
examiner’s screen will show: Ear 2 testing is completed.
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Ask the participant to take off the earphones.
E. Regional Taste Intensity Test
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Have one medicine cup of each solution, two sterile cotton-tipped applicators,
gloves for examiner, one cup of room temperature water from the water cooler in
the waiting area, a cup or pitcher for the participant to spit into and paper towels
ready for use.
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Some of the instructions are on the screen; the other instructions are on
the taste solutions laminate found in each testing room.
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Say: Now I am going to test your sense of taste. To do this we will be using
a salty flavor and a flavor found in tonic water.
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Demonstration instructions for learning to use the scale. Say: Before the
tasting, I am going to ask you to use this scale to rate how weak or strong
some sensations are to you. Some of these sensations are things that you
will experience. Some of these sensations are what you will recall
experiencing in the past.
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