Combining self-reported hearing loss with pure tone audiometry screening results produced greater accuracy in detecting hearing loss vs. self-reported tests alone, according to findings recently ...

Audiometry is a non-invasive and painless procedure to measure hearing sensitivity of an individual. The hearing test is performed using sounds of single frequency, tested at various intensity levels ...

In this section, a number of acoustic and psychoacoustic principles are applied to the clinical measurement of hearing ability. Hearing ability is described in Chapter 2 and summarized in Figure 2.10 ...

According to the latest national census, China has about 20 million people with hearing and speech disabilities. Along with pure tone audiometry, speech audiometry is the most common and important ...

An audiometry exam tests how well your hearing functions. It tests both the intensity and tone of sounds, balance, and other issues related to the inner ear. Hearing loss typically comes with age but ...