PIPB Function – Procedure and Application

PIPB Function – Procedure and Application

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PIPB Function – Procedure and Application: Patient’s speech recognition performance depends on the intensity of the test materials it is called  PIPB ( Performance Intensity Phonetically Balanced) Function Test when phonemically balanced PB words are used....
Different Types of Stimuli used in Speech Audiometry

Different Types of Stimuli used in Speech Audiometry

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Different Types of Stimuli used in Speech Audiometry: Speech Audiometry is a auditory assessment using different types of speech stimuli. In Speech Audiometry for measuring threshold two different types of tests speech detection threshold (SDT) and speech recognition...
Concept of Phonetically and Phonemically Balanced

Concept of Phonetically and Phonemically Balanced

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Concept of Phonetically and Phonemically Balanced: Phonetically and Phonemically balanced words are use in specific lists, which are used in measuring the speech detection thresholds and speech reception threshold. Phonetically and Phonemically balanced words both are...
Response Format for Speech Audiometry

Response Format for Speech Audiometry

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Response Format for Speech Audiometry: An open-set format means the patient must respond without any prior knowledge of what the possible alternatives might be, whereas a closed-set format means the patient is provided with a choice of several possible response...
Importance and Purpose of Speech Audiometry

Importance and Purpose of Speech Audiometry

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Importance and Purpose of Speech Audiometry: In the Pure Tone Audiometry (PTA) test, the pure tone audiogram provides only a partial picture of the patient’s auditory status because it does not give any direct information about his ability to hear and understand...