Reexamination of the age-related sensitivity decrease in ISO 7029: Do the Japanese have better hearing sensitivity?

Acoustical Science and Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 381-383

  Kurakata, Kenji ^a   Mizunami, Tazu ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aging effect; Audiometry; Hearing sensitivity; Hearing threshold level; ISO standard

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVES; CODES (STANDARDS); DATA REDUCTION; DISEASES; GRAPHIC METHODS; NUTRITION; SANITARY ENGINEERING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

EAR DISEASES; HEARING SENSITIVITY; ISO THRESHOLD VALUES; JAPANESE;

AUDITION;

EID: 23144458258     PISSN: 13463969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1250/ast.26.381     Document Type: Article

References (5)

1. ISO 7029 (Second edition), Acoustics - Statistical distribution of hearing thresholds as a function of age (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, 2000).
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