Operation Manual MA 33
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1.5.3 Bone Conduction Testing
Hearing threshold levels can be determined by presenting test signals to the test subject
with the included bone conductor (Bone Conduction
– BC). The purpose of BC
audiometry is to establish the hearing sensitivity at various frequencies. The test can
specify the BC loss in combination with AC loss it can distinguish between conductive
versus a sensorineural abnormality.
1.5.4 Speech Audiometry
Speech recognition screening incorporates the child listening to a series of words at
different decibel levels and point to the picture. The purpose of speech audiometry is to
establish an ear specific hearing level when standard pure tone testing cannot be
performed. The level at which a patient can understand spoken language can be a valuable
screening tool, especially with young children. This speech recognition level can be
determined easily by the MA 33.
1.5.5 Masking
Masking is required if there is a notable threshold difference between the left and right
ears. It is possible for sound to be transmitted to both ears via bone conduction while
testing the poorer ear. This is called
“crossover”
.
Crossover occurs often while testing bone conduction, but it can also occur during air
conduction testing. Relevant to crossover is the sound level received by the opposite ear.
The difference between the original test signal in the test ear and the received signal in
the opposite ear is called
“interaural attenuation”
.
For
Bone Conduction
measurements the interaural attenuation is 0 dB to 15 dB.
Bone
Conduction crossover
is therefore possible even with a slight difference in hearing loss
between ears.
1.6
PC-System Requirements
PC connection:
USB port
Operating system: Windows
®
10 SP1 (x86 and x64)
Windows
®
8 / 8.1 (x86 and x64)
Windows
®
7 SP1 (x86 and x64)
.NET Framework 3.5
Processor:
2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU
Memory:
2 GB RAM
Graphic display:
1280 x 1024 (optimal), min. 1024 x 768
Silent PC for use in audiometric room
Optional use of a touchscreen for certain functions.