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CONVERSATIONAL VOICE [1 record]

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Record 1 1997-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
  • Hearing
CONT

A candidate shall be able to hear an average conversational voice in a quiet room while he is standing with his back to the speaker at a distance of 8 feet.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
  • Ouïe
CONT

En audiométrie, c'est le décibel (Db) qui, par définition, est la plus petite intensité sonore pouvant être perçue par une oreille humaine sur la fréquence 1 000 [...] Pour donner une idée approximative : 30 à 40 Db = voix chuchotée, 50 Db = voix conversationnelle, 70 Db = voix forte, 100 Db = un bruit d'avion.

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