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1
Q

frequency of whisper

A

25 dB

2
Q

frequency of convo

A

55 dB

3
Q

frequency of concert music

A

100 dB

4
Q

frequency of jet engine

A

140 dB

5
Q

air conduction screen frequencies

A

500, 1000, 2000, 4000 hz

-screen is pass or fail

6
Q

air conduction evaluation frequencies

A

250, 500, 1000, 2000, 4000, 8000 and find thresholds

7
Q

air thresholds

A
20 dB (child)
25 dB (adult)
8
Q

how to find threshold

A
  • start presenting tones at 50 dB
  • best of 5
  • down 10 dB until they fail, then up 5 dB
9
Q

air conduction testing evaulates

A

the integrity of the entire auditory system and results indicate DEGREE OF HEARING LOSS not type

10
Q

auditory threshold

A

lowest dB hearing level at which responses occur in at least 50% of ascending trials

11
Q

RED O

A

right ear

12
Q

BLUE X

A

left ear

13
Q

solid lines

A

RED

14
Q

dotted lines

A

BLUE

15
Q

connected by solid/dotted lines means..

A

that the response is a threshold