How does an audiometer work?

An audiometry exam tests your ability to hear sounds. Sounds vary, based on their loudness (intensity) and the speed of sound wave vibrations (tone). Hearing occurs when sound waves stimulate the nerves of the inner ear. The sound then travels along nerve pathways to the brain.

What is an audiometer device?

An audiometer is a subjective device that is used to evaluate the hearing threshold of a person. With the audiometer tones of different frequencies are presented at different levels to the patient’s ear. The hearing threshold is that level at which the person can just hear the stimulus.

Whats an Audiograph?

An audiogram is a graph that shows the softest sounds a person can hear at different pitches or frequencies. Where the patient’s results fall on the audiogram indicate the different degrees of hearing loss. The audiogram shown below indicates the different degrees of hearing loss.

What is audiometry and its types?

Audiometry is a technique used to measure the ability to hear sounds. The process of audiometry is quite simple, consisting of three parts: Mechanical sound transmission (middle ear function) Neural sound transmission (cochlear function) Speech discrimination ability (central integration)

What is diagnostic audiometer?

A diagnostic audiometer measures air and bone bone conduction threshold levels with some diagnostic audiometers additionally measuring speech threshold levels. Diagnostic audiometers will indicate specifically where hearing loss has occurred.

What are the main parts of audiometer?

The components that are common to all audiometers include oscillator, amplifier, attenuator, earphones, and mask. The pure tone audiogram is widely accepted as the gold standard assessment of peripheral auditory function. Depending upon its sophistication level, it is used mostly in clinics and hospitals.

What is audiogram social media?

An audiogram is an animation of audio waves that charts sound frequencies. Because social platforms only give the option of sharing photos or videos as posts, audiograms allow creators to reformat audio files into shareable videos!

What is audiometer and parts of audiometer?

The components that are common to all audiometers include oscillator, amplifier, attenuator, earphones, and mask. The pure tone audiogram is widely accepted as the gold standard assessment of peripheral auditory function.