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.
How can you know whether your stomach ache is due to a gastric ulcer? If you have a stomach ache, suffer from acid and belching, have more pain after eating, have slower bowel movements and excess saliva formation, there is a good chance you have a gastric ulcer. It is the bacterium Helicobacter pylori that attacks the mucous membrane, produces more acid and results in a gastric ulcer.