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.
1 Pain from a duodenal ulcer may occur several hours after you eat (when the stomach is empty) and may improve after you eat. Pain also may wake you in the middle of the night.  Pain from a gastric ulcer may occur shortly after you eat (when food is still in your stomach).