A complete hearing evaluation involves several other tests as well. In order to determine what kind of hearing loss is present, a bone conduction hearing test is administered. In this test, a vibrating tuning fork is placed behind the ear, on the mastoid process.
The most common symptom of a peptic ulcer is a gnawing or burning pain in your stomach just below your sternum. Stomach pains are triggered by hunger and occur between meals and in the early hours of the morning. Pains can be sharp or dull. Taking aspirin, or drinking orange juice or coffee can cause pain.
The most common peptic ulcer symptom is burning stomach pain. Stomach acid makes the pain worse, as does having an empty stomach. The pain can often be relieved by eating certain foods that buffer stomach acid or by taking an acid-reducing medication, but then it may come back.