PURPOSE: A portable sound source playing apparatus is provided to improve the reliability of a hearing ability test by outputting a signal displaying one or more phonemics. CONSTITUTION: A portable sound source playing apparatus(100) includes a phonemic signal outputting process, a response acquiring process, and a hearing ability testing process. One or more phonemic signals are outputted. The response of a person to be tested is acquired with respect to the outputted phonemic signals. The hearing ability testing process is based on the hearing property of a hearing degree with respect to a frequency band forming the phonemics of the phonemic signals.
Portable sound source playing apparatus for testing hearing ability and method for performing thereof