Validity of diagnostic pure-tone audiometry without a sound-treated environment in older adults

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 66-73

  Maclennan Smith, Felicity ^a   Swanepoel, De Wet ^a,b,c,d   Hall III, James W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d Ear Science Institute Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Air conduction; Ambient noise; Audiometry; Bone conduction; Computer operated audiometer; Natural environment; Sound booth

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; BONE CONDUCTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEARING; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROCLIMATE; NOISE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETIREMENT; VALIDATION STUDY; VERY ELDERLY;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; BONE CONDUCTION; ENVIRONMENT, CONTROLLED; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEARING; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; NOISE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETIREMENT;

EID: 84872184508     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14992027.2012.736692     Document Type: Article

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