Exploratory Assessment of Automated Hearing Test Systems.

Abstract

Microprocessor-controlled audiometers produce, within acceptable variation, hearing threshold levels comparable to those obtained with manual audiometry and within similar time frames. The new generation of audiometers makes it possible for any threshold seeking procedure to be programmed and standardized at all test locations. Moreover, these automated hearing test instruments can also be programmed to provide fault detection algorithms which make it difficult for individuals to falsify the audiometric data. Tentative performance specifications have been identified for the development of an MCA for use in Navy hearing conservation programs. Since none of the instruments evaluated incorporates all of the tentative specifications, it would be premature for the Navy to purchase any off-the-shelf MCAs for use in its hearing conservation programs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 02, 1979
Accession Number
ADA079909

Entities

People

  • Carl E. Williams
  • Donald W. Maxwell
  • James W. Greene
  • Ronald M. Robertson

Organizations

  • Naval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Auditory Signals
  • Biomedical Research
  • Circuit Boards
  • Computations
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Data Storage Systems
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Detection
  • Hearing Disorders
  • Hearing Loss
  • Memory Devices
  • Microprocessors
  • Specifications
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Auditory Neuroscience/Auditory Physiology.
  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Software Engineering