Osicus User Guide V8
09/09/2021
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The headset should be put on the patient either themselves and the fitting checked by the
operator, or by the operator to ensure that the earphones are centred over and enclose the ear.
The
red
audiocup goes on the
right
ear and the
blue
headset on the
left
. The headband should
then be tightened to ensure that the cups do not move or slip.
The patient hold the response switch with the instruction to press the button when they hear a
tone to indicate a response.
8.3 Automatic Operation
The Osicus audiometer software if based on the Hughson-Westlake testing routine recommended by
the British Society of Audiology. It has a number of additional features which combine to make
Osicus a unique instrument, while still complying with the recommended procedures of the British
Society of Audiology and the Health and Safety Executive. This section describes, among other
things, the default settings in the program and the recommended steps in normal usage. It also gives
a more detailed description of all the menu facilities which are provided in the program.
8.4 The Testing Screen
To use automatic operation, check that the Automatic Test tab is set as shown above and decide
whether or not you want to have standard tone presentations or pulsed tone presentations. If
pulsed, click on the Pulsed Tones tick box.
Home Screen
To start a hearing test click on the Run Test button. During the hearing test the subject will hear
tones in one ear at each of up to eight different frequencies and then again in the other ear.
Each tone will increase in volume until the subject confirms that they have heard the tone by
pressing the response switch. The system will run through this several times for each tone to ensure
a consistent response. If there is no consistent response you will be notified by a message appearing
on screen. As the test proceeds, the results will be plotted on the audiogram.
