Combining self-reported hearing loss with pure tone audiometry screening results produced greater accuracy in detecting hearing loss vs. self-reported tests alone, according to findings recently ...

'Pure-tone audiometry' is used in the British military medical examinations to measure 'auditory fitness-for-duty'. The ability to hear individual tones of different frequencies in quiet surroundings ...

The current measure of 'auditory fitness-for-duty' used in British military medical examinations is 'pure-tone audiometry', which assesses the ability to hear individual tones of different frequencies ...

Gadolinium-enhanced delayed inner ear magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) improves diagnostic accuracy for Meniere disease (MD) and delayed endolymphatic hydrops (DEH), according to a study published ...

Researchers at the University of Southampton have devised a new hearing test for military personnel that they hope will better assess whether soldiers have sufficient hearing ability to be safe and ...

Find a Hearing Aid partner near you. Find a match Find a Hearing Aid partner near you. Hearing tests are simple and painless procedures that determine the severity and type of hearing loss you may ...

‘Medic!’, ‘Hold fire!’ and grid references are amongst the highest priorities for soldiers to be able to hear while on duty, according to new research. Researchers have asked serving personnel to rank ...

In this section, a number of acoustic and psychoacoustic principles are applied to the clinical measurement of hearing ability. Hearing ability is described in Chapter 2 and summarized in Figure 2.10 ...

The Model 116 is an affordable, user-friendly screening audiometer that can be used in primary care, GP offices, and schools to conduct hearing tests. Any audiologist or occupational health ...