Test Instructions
Child
“You will hear a man talking to you through the earphones (or loudspeaker). He
is going to say “Ready” and then he'll say a sentence. Repeat the sentence the
man says. You will hear other talkers in the background. Don't pay any attention
to them; just repeat what the man says. The background talkers will get louder,
and then it will be hard for you to hear the man's voice. When that happens, it is
OK to guess; repeat anything you think you heard the man say.”
Adult
“Imagine that you are at a party. There will be a woman talking and several
other talkers in the background. The woman’s voice is easy to hear at first,
because her voice is louder than the others. Repeat each sentence the woman
says. The background talkers will gradually become louder, making it difficult to
understand the woman’s voice, but please guess and repeat as much of each
sentence as possible.”
Test Procedure
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Select BKB-SIN from the More Tests Menu
.
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Select the proper transducer and hearing levels for each channel.
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Select the appropriate age from the Navigation Menu
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Using the Word Nav and front panel navigation buttons or an external
mouse, select the first sentence.
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Press the present bar or click the first sentence.
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Score the four/three key words highlighted in each sentence by pressing
the
CORRECT or INCORRECT
button for each word repeated by the
patient.
NOTE:
Scoring preference options may be setup as defaults from the Config
App.
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The
SNR
Loss score will appear in the SCORE/WORD window.
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Select additional list pairs for testing if necessary
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Interpreting test results for children should be done on a case-by-case
basis. For adults the table presented in the QuickSIN section that follows
may be used.