Uses Otoacoustic Emissions Hearing tests are usually performed on newborn babies to detect deafness. The test can also partially estimate hearing sensitivity and test for functional hearing loss. Functional hearing loss is also sometimes referred to as non-organic hearing loss and is a condition where you have symptoms or behaviors of hearing loss but there is nothing actually wrong with your hearing. Some sources might refer to this as feigned hearing loss but that’s probably not completely accurate as this implies that someone is “faking it” and this type of hearing loss has multiple origins that are not always within an individuals control....

Oakdale police officers were called to Marcus Oakdale Cinema along 5677 Hadley Avenue North just after 10 p.m., Capt. Steve Goodwin said in a statement to Newsweek. A 23-year-old man with suspected gunshot wounds was found inside theater 17 and transported to Regions Hospital for treatment, Goodwin said. His condition was not immediately known. “The suspect was reported to have fled on foot and has not been apprehended,” Goodwin said....

The lawsuit filed Wednesday in Alameda County Superior Court alleges that the organization withholds all pay from the Raiderettes until the end of the season, does not pay for all hours worked and forces the cheerleaders to pay many of their own business expenses. GALLERY: 2014 NFL cheerleaders According to the filing, Raiders cheerleaders are paid $1,250 per season, which amounts to less than $5 per hour for the time they spend rehearsing, performing and appearing at events for which they are not compensated....

Obama has come close. He has repeatedly called the war in Iraq a needless distraction, and he has accused Bush of “lumping” all sorts of enemies together. “It is time to turn the page,” Obama declared last August in a defining speech at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington. “When I am president, we will wage the war that has to be won.” But Obama’s rhetoric still suggests that he too will be spending his term as a war president....

The president told the Detroit News that if he were a Lions fan, he would be “pretty aggravated” over the reversal. MORE: NFL’s most-penalized players | Officials missed another call later | Stafford: ‘Home cookin’’ | NFL fan hate “(I can’t) remember a circumstance in which a good call by one of the refs is argued about by an opposing player of the other team with his helmet off on the field, which in and of itself is supposed to be a penalty....

If Wright’s speech on Monday—to an overflow crowd of press and members of the African-American religious establishment—showed anything, it’s that these different personae don’t always play well together. Wearing a black suit, a white shirt and a silver-gray tie, Wright sat on the dais before the proceedings began, looking professorial—a man with a long and proud career, chatting amiably with acolytes. When he began to speak, this side of him emerged even more....

Obama, per PEOPLE Magazine, said, “You know, I think LeBron did the right thing. MORE: Parker, ACL patients, will have better results | Potential Kings replacements “We went through a long stretch there where [with] well-paid athletes the notion was: just be quiet and get your endorsements and don’t make waves. LeBron is an example of a young man who has, in his own way and in a respectful way, tried to say, ‘I’m part of this society, too’ and focus attention....

“Ocean” won’t fit on a stage: the American premire earlier this month took place in a campus gym at Berkeley. Spaced around the top of the bleachers were 112 musicians, whose instruments emitted sighs, cries and rattles that floated eerily through the air. (Cage’s assistant, Andrew Culver, carried out Cage’s plans for the musical scenario after his death.) Down below, electronic music by David Tudor evoked the howling and gurgling of aquatic life, an aural effect that seemed to nudge the dancers into motion, like seaweed buffeted by currents of water....

Odell Beckham Jr. is nearing a return to the field after suffering an ACL injury in Super Bowl 56, and he has several suitors for his services, including the Bills, 49ers and maybe a reunion with the Rams. Well, another reunion could be in the works, but with the team that drafted him. Giants GM Joe Schoen is leaving the door open and the light on for Beckham when the wideout is fully healthy....

Dallas entered Week 15 with a 10-3 record and trailing the Eagles by two games in the NFC East standings. With a Week 16 clash against one another looming, the Cowboys had a chance to make the race even closer. Those hopes were all but dashed Sunday. The Cowboys went to overtime against the Jaguars, and after forcing a three-and-out, Dak Prescott threw a pass that deflected off the hands of receiver Noah Brown and into the hands of Rayshawn Jenkins, who returned the interception 51 yards for a stunning pick-six to walk off the Cowboys 40-34....

The Kansas City Chiefs picked up where they had left off in Super Bowl LIV, defeating the Houston Texans 34-20 in the season opener on Thursday night as Patrick Mahomes set a new NFL record by becoming the first quarterback to pass for at least three touchdowns and no interceptions in three consecutive season openers. If the reigning Super Bowl champions got off to a flying start, the same cannot be said for Super Bowl LIV runners-up as the San Francisco 49ers lost 24-20 at home against the Arizona Cardinals, who lived up to the tag of potential dark horses in the NFC West with star wideout DeAndre Hopkins recording a career-high 14 catches and 151 receiving yards in his debut for the Cardinals....

The Miami Herald was first to report the team will give up a 2015 home date to host the AFC East rival Jets. The Dolphins played in Wembley Stadium as “visitors” earlier this season. In that Week 4 game, they routed the Raiders 38-14 on Sept. 28. The NFL announced the rest of International Series dates on Thursday. The Dolphins play the Jets on next Oct. 4, also in Week 4....

Team owners approved changes to the Rooney Rule, which has now been expanded. All teams are now required to interview at least two minority candidates from outside the organization for head coaching jobs; at least one minority candidate for any of the three coordinator vacancies; and at least one minority candidate from outside the organization for football operations or general manager positions. MORE: Who is Katie Sowers? Get to know the 49ers assistant...

On Tuesday, Meyers told reporters that due to the more stringent COVID-19 protocols that the league has imposed on unvaccinated players, the coaching staff decided to take into account which players had the vaccine and which did not when they trimmed the roster down from 80 players to 53. “Everyone was considered,” Meyer said. “That was part of the production, let’s start talking about this, and also is he vaccinated or not?...

Soon, they also will be be found in “Madden NFL 17.” MORE: NFL fixes issue for colorblind people EA Sports followed the league’s reveal of the uniforms with an announcement of its own: There will be an update going out to add all the uniforms to the video game. No date has been announced for when the uniforms will make it into the game. Given that Tuesday’s announcements have been planned for some time, however, it’s a fair expectation the update is just around the corner....

After Week 2’s Analyst Victory Lap, it’s only fitting that Week 3 became We Know Nothing Week. Even so, we hit 113 DraftKings points with the last cash lineup, which hopefully got you around break-even if playing a mix of head-to-heads, 50-50s and double-ups on a bonkers Sunday. Now, we’re onto Week 4, where we like stacking our DFS lineups with the 49ers vs Cardinals, Titans vs Texans and Raiders vs....

Hill announced on Twitter on Monday that he’s entering the NFL draft. MORE: Mock draft | Early entries | Top 10 for 2014 | The 235-pound sophomore ran for 1,401 yards on 203 carries in 2013 — an average of 116.8 yards per game — with 16 touchdowns. He was third on the team in receptions (18) and receiving yards (181). With the departure of Hill, the bulk of LSU’s offense from this season is gone....

MORE: SN’s final Mock Draft | SN’s live NFL Draft tool The first round will be held Thursday, April 28, beginning at 8 p.m. ET, and will be televised on NFL Network and ESPN. Rounds 2 and 3 will be on Friday, April 29, beginning at 7 p.m. ET, followed by Rounds 4-7 on Saturday, April 30, beginning at noon ET. First round Los Angeles Rams (7-9) (from Tennessee Titans) 2....

He played hockey for nine-and-a-half years before an injury ended that dream but started a new one. “In grade 10 I broke my hand fighting so I went to go see a surgeon, who ended up giving me a 30-minute lecture on why I should be playing football instead,” Shepley explained to Sporting News. “At the time I was around 6-foot-2, 260 pounds, so I was a big kid, too big to be playing hockey that’s for sure....