Equivalent threshold sound pressure levels (ETSPL) for Sennheiser HDA 280 supra-aural audiometric earphones in the frequency range 125 Hz to 8000 Hz

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 271-276

  Poulsen, Torben ^a   Oakley, Sebastian ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b OTICON A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Audiometry; Calibration; ETSPL; HDA 280; Hearing threshold

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY DISCRIMINATION; HEARING TEST; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUND PRESSURE;

ACOUSTICS; ADULT; AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; EAR; ELECTRONICS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; PRESSURE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOUND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350494509     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14992020902788982     Document Type: Article

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