Recommended procedure. Wearing assessment in general practice, schools and health clinics: Guidelines for professionals who are not qualified audiologists

British Journal of Audiology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 57-61

  Smith, P A ^a   Evans, P I P ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; AUDIOLOGY; AUDIOMETER; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CALIBRATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CENTER; HEARING LOSS; HEARING TEST; HUMAN; NOISE; NOTE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; SCHOOL; STAFF TRAINING; STANDARD; TYMPANOMETRY; ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; HEARING DISORDER; METHODOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE TESTS; AUDIOLOGY; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; FAMILY PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEARING DISORDERS; HUMANS;

EID: 0034107232     PISSN: 03005364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03005364000000118     Document Type: Note

References (8)

1. • 'Recommended procedures for pure tone audiometry using a manually operated instrument' (British Journal of Audiology 1981; 15: 213-6).
2. • 'BSA recommended format for audiogram forms' (British Journal of Audiology 1989;23: 265-6).
3. • 'Recommended procedure for tympanometry' (British Journal of Audiology 1992;26:255-7).
4. • IEC 645-1 Audiometers. Part 1. Pure tone audiometers. Geneva, Switzerland: International Electrotechnical Commission, 1992. (Identical to BS EN 60645-1; 1995).
5. • ISO 8253-1 Acoustics - audiometric test methods - Part 1: Basic pure tone air and bone conduction threshold audiometry (1989).
6. • IEC 1027 Specification for Instruments for the measurement of aural acoustic impedance/ admittance 1991. (Identical to BS EN 60127; 1993).
7. • BS 5724:1 British Standard for Medical Equipment Part 1 General requirements for safety 1989. (Identical to IEC 601-1; 1988).
8. Copies of British and International standards are available from British Standards Institution (BSI), 389 Chiswick High Road, London W4 4AL. Tel 0181 996 7002. Fax 0181 996 7001.