What is speech audiometry? Most people acquiring hearing aids report trouble hearing speech, or more often trouble hearing speech in noise. Here speech testing becomes a strong test tool in the asses…
What is speech audiometry? Most people acquiring hearing aids report trouble hearing speech, or more often trouble hearing speech in noise. Here speech testing becomes a strong test tool in the asses…
Summary of: Hunter, L. L., Prieve, B. A., Kei, J., & Sanford, C. A. (2013). Pediatric applications of wideband acoustic immittance measures. Ear and hearing, 34 Suppl 1, 36S–42S. https://doi.org/10.1…
Jack Bennett, BSc (Hons), International Clinical Trainer from the Interacoustics Academy discusses the physical and environmental factors that effect the quality of measurements achieved when perform…
What is the acceptable noise level (ANL) test? The acceptable noise level (ANL) test is a method of determining how much noise the patient is able to tolerate whilst listening to a target signal/spea…
What is the acceptable noise level (ANL) test? The acceptable noise level (ANL) test is a method of determining how much noise the patient is able to tolerate whilst listening to a target signal/spea…
What is the acceptable noise level (ANL) test? The ANL Test is a method of determining how much noise the patient is able to tolerate whilst listening to a target signal/speaker (Nabalek et al., 1991…
What is the acceptable noise level (ANL) test? The acceptable noise level (ANL) test is a method of determining how much noise the patient is able to tolerate whilst listening to a target signal/spea…
Table of contents What is the auditory brainstem response (ABR)? ABR results interpretation Patient preparation Testing considerations Checking the electrode impedances Performing a threshold ABR tes…
The term ‘in-situ’ in the context of audiology is often used to refer to when a hearing instrument or other device is being worn. What is in-situ SPL? In-situ SPL refers to the characteristics of a s…
What is threshold testing? The Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) is an evoked potential that originates at the auditory nerve (Cranial Nerve VIII) and the response is picked up by surface electrodes…
Table of contents What is tympanometry? What is a tympanometer? Test procedure Interpreting the results Calibration for tympanometry What is tympanometry? Tympanometry is a method of testing the func…
