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Performing tone audiometry
A.
Quick Select panel
B.
Test Options panel
C.
Monitor/Level panel
Whenever the test buttons and other functions are used, you can use the corresponding keys on the keyboard, or the on-
screen controls located at the top of the screen or in the Control Panel to the left.
For detailed examples of audiometric testing, see the Aurical Aud Reference Manual.
1. Select the
Tone
(Tone) screen in the Otosuite Audiometry module.
2. Prepare the patient. If you wish to instruct the patient after you have placed the transducers on the head of the
patient, you can use the
Talk Forward
(Talk Forward) button. You can talk to the patient to adjust the patient com-
munication levels when
Talk Forward
(Talk Forward) is active.
3. In the Control Panel, select test conditions for ear, transducer, unmasked/masked, and test type.
4. Select the test frequency with the Right/Left arrow buttons (or on keypad).
5. Select the stimulus level with the Up/Down arrow buttons (or on keypad).
6. Present the tone stimulus with the
Present
(Present) button or the space bar on the keypad.
7. Use the
Store
(Store) button (the S key on the keypad) to store the data point and proceed to the next frequency.
8. Repeat steps 4 to 7 until all the measurements you need have been completed. If needed, did you test:
–
Both ears
–
Air conduction
–
Bone conduction
–
Masking (
Mask
(Mask) button or M on the keypad
–
Audiogram threshold,
MCL
(MCL) and
UCL
(UCL)
9. Save the audiogram.
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