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SPEECH AUDIOMETER [1 record]

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Record 1 1992-08-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
  • Hearing
DEF

An audiometer that provides spoken material at controlled sound pressure levels to obtain speech reception thresholds, tolerance for loud speech, and discrimination ability, utilizing either a live voice with a microphone or a recorded voice played over a turntable or tape recorder.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical
  • Ouïe
OBS

(E.M.C., ORL, 1, 035, A-10, 10).

CONT

L'audiomètre vocal permet l'étude de l'intelligibilité des mots. Le sujet, installé dans une chambre sonore, entend des listes de mots émis à intensité variable, puis il répète les mots perçus. Le pourcentage de mots répétés permet de dresser l'audiogramme vocal.

Spanish

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