2.2.5
Tools menu
Menu item
Description
Curves and Symbols
Click to select the
Curves and Symbols
dialog box.
This dialog box and its related function are specific to configuring the curves and symbols to
be displayed on the audiogram or speech graph during testing.
See
Severity Overlay
Click to select the
Severity Overlay
dialog box.
Double click to change the headline or the boundaries for a severity band. The severity
bands share boundaries so it is only possible to enter the lower boundary for each band
except for the upper band.
Live Video Otoscopy
Click to launch a live video otoscopy window.
2.3
The Patient Responder indicator
When the patient presses the Patient Responder this is shown on the Stimulus bar, and a sound signal from the PC is heard
through the Monitor Speaker or Operator Headset. The sound signal is optional (
Tools
>
Options
>
Audiometry
>
General
>
Measurement, Misc
>
Audible patient response
).
Single Responder setup
•
Green
Indicates that the patient is pressing the Patient
Responder.
2.4
The Masking Assistant
If the Masking Assistant is enabled, it will at all times check for frequencies that may require testing with
masking. This also applies to saved audiograms imported from NOAH or XML as long as a supported transducer
was stored with the data.
The Masking Assistant is a tool provided to help you with an indication that there may be frequencies where testing with
masking
1
is recommended.
•
The audiogram symbol will flash at the specific frequencies where contralateral masking may be recommended
2
.
1(Katz, J., Lezynski, J. (2002). Clinical Masking. In J. Katz, ed.,
Handbook of Clinical Audiology
, Williams and Wilkins, Bal-
timore.)
2Based on criteria described in
Clinical Masking, Essentials of Audiology, Stanley A. Gelfand, Thieme 1997
, and
Meas-
urement of Pure Tone Hearing Thresholds, Audiologists’ Desk Reference - Vol 1, James W. Hall III, H. Gustav Mueller
III, Singular Publishing Group 1997
. and
Munro K.J., Agnew N. A comparison of inter-aural attenuation with the Ety-
motic ER-3A insert earphone and the Telephonics TDH-39 supra-aural earphone. Br J Audiol 1999; 33: 259-262
.
Madsen A450
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