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Primary Tools used in Audiometric Evaluation

• Sound treated room • Otoscope

• Tuning forks • Audiometer • Tympanometer • Evoked Potential System • Otoacoustic Emissions System

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Testing Environment

• Most hearing testing is performed in a sound treated booth • Sound booths are not sound-proof • Sound booths come in a variety of sizes

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Testing Environment • A sound suite has two adjoining sound treated rooms - the tester sits in one while the patient sits in another. • Sound booths must meet standards set by ANSI in 1999, which govern the amount of sound attenuation within the booth and the acceptable levels of noise within the booth.

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