OBJECTIVE AUDIOMETRY

In-situ audiometry: How close is it to conventional audiometry?

Technology in the hearing aid industry is ever changing. One of the many features that may improve accuracy of hearing aid fi ttings and patients ’ satisfaction is the inception of in-situ audiometry, which allows the clinician to measure hearing thresholds with a hearing aid in the patient ’ s ear. Objective : The present study aimed to investigate the validity of in-situ audiometry measured w...

Specification and calibration of acoustic short-term stimuli for objective audiometry

Many applications in objective audiometry measure and evaluate responses of the hearing system to acoustic shortterm stimuli. One of the earliest and best known among these signals of short duration is the 'reference pulse' specified in standard IEC 60645-3. This definition of an electrical reference signal dates back to times when audiometric equipment essentially consisted of analogue compone...

Notched-noise embedded frequency specific chirps for objective audiometry using auditory brainstem responses

It has been shown recently that chirp-evoked auditory brainstem responses (ABRs) show better performance than click stimulations, especially at low intensity levels. In this paper we present the development , test, and evaluation of a series of notched-noise embedded frequency specific chirps. ABRs were collected in healthy young control subjects using the developed stimuli. Results of the anal...

In-situ audiometry

Audiometry screening and interpretation.

The prevalence of hearing loss varies with age, affecting at least 25 percent of patients older than 50 years and more than 50 percent of those older than 80 years. Adolescents and young adults represent groups in which the prevalence of hearing loss is increasing and may therefore benefit from screening. If offered, screening can be performed periodically by asking the patient or family if the...