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Audiometers • An audiometer is an instrument used to test hearing.

• Audiometers produce pure tones, narrow band, and speech band noise.

• Speech may be presented through an audiometer at preselected loudness levels using either recorded materials or live voice.

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Audiometers • Audiometers are often computer based now

• Audiometers can deliver signals through headphones,inserts, or a loudspeaker

• Most audiometers have two-channels - one controlling the input to the right phone, insert, or speaker, and the other controlling input to the left

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Audiometer Audiometers may be small and portable and intended mainly for screening, or large and versatile and intended to perform in-depth diagnostic testing.

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