INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES Determinations of the psychoacoustic characteristics of tinnitus (frequency and intensity) are valid for diagnosis, treatment, monitoring and research purposes. The aim of this work is to compare the frequency of the tinnitus measured with a standard audiometer and a high frequency audiometer. METHODS We used a conventional audiometer (frequency range: 125-12,000 H...

BACKGROUND There is a need to develop affordable but effective audiometric screening equipment, particularly for use in low-income countries. With advances in computer technology, low-cost computer-based audiometer software has been developed. However, the efficacy of computer-based audiometers in hearing screening and diagnostic assessment requires investigation. The purpose of this study was ...

The tinnitus masking test, in which the minimum masking levels of tinnitus by various pure tones and band noises are measured and used to produce tinnitus masking curves, is one of the methods for evaluating the character of tinnitus. At present, the tinnitus masking test is usually performed using a pure tone audiometer. In this study, tinnitus masking curves were produced using a self-recordi...

With distance learning becoming more of a reality than a novelty in many undergraduate and graduate training programs, web-based clinical simulations can be identified as an instructional option in distance education that has both a sound pedagogical foundation and clinical relevance. The purpose of this article is to report on the instructional effectiveness of a web-based pure-tone audiometry...

INTRODUCTION  The implementation of hearing screening programs can be facilitated by reducing operating costs, including the cost of equipment. The Telessaúde (TS) audiometer is a low-cost, software-based, and easy-to-use piece of equipment for conducting audiometric screening. AIM  To evaluate the TS audiometer for conducting audiometric screening. METHODS  A prospective randomized study w...

Estimation of pure tone hearing threshold is a part of hearing tests conducted in order to know the sensitivity of the human auditory system. This paper presents manual audiometer implemented in Matlab which can be used to conduct such measurements. Audiometer was calibrated by means of an artificial ear and pistonphone. Modified Hughson-Westlake method [1] usually used in manual audiometry is ...

A difference of approximately 5 dB exists between the level of spoken English determined using the ANSI standard vu-meter method compared to the common root-mean-square (rms) method. If the rms method is substituted for the present ANSI standard method for calibrating a speech audiometer, for example, the reported speech reception thresholds will improve 5 dB: Speech levels read approximately 5...

The project developed a design for and use of a software controlled audiometry system. The system is able to check the neuronal changes that have relationships with the user audition. It has an audiometer to produce stimuli, an electroencephalograph to track neuronal changes, and a Labview 2012 interface that controls hardware and processes nerve signals. This system uses an Atmel microcontroll...