by Vikash Kumar | Jul 4, 2020
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...
by Vikash Kumar | Jul 4, 2020
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...
by Vikash Kumar | Jul 3, 2020
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...
by Vikash Kumar | Jun 24, 2020
Most Comfortable and Uncomfortable Loudness Level Test: The Most Comfortable Loudness Level (MCL) for speech is the volume at which the patient finds listening to speech to be most comfortable, or where she generally chooses to do so. The Uncomfortable Loudness Level...
by Vikash Kumar | Jun 23, 2020
What is Pure Tone Audiometry (PTA) Test: Pure-tone threshold audiometry is the measurement of an individual’s hearing sensitivity for calibrated pure tones. Three general methods are used: Manual audiometry, also referred to as conventional audiometry; Automatic...
