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Calibration • Thorough calibration is time consuming and requires expensive equipment such as a sound level meter and an artificial mastoid.

• Contracts can be obtained from device suppliers to do complete checks on a regular basis.

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Basis of Audiometric Evaluation: Terminology and Concepts • Intensity: The amount of physical energy present. In audiology this is represented by the decibel (dB)

• Loudness: The psychophysical judgment or perception of the amount of physical energy present

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