Computerized audiometer
US4489610A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 11, 1984 |
| Grant date | Dec 25, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04R25/70
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A computerized audiometer is provided with at least one head set, a control switch, a tone generator for providing a plurality of sequential tones of different frequencies and amplifications to at least one head set, and a central processing unit for receiving data representative of the response to the test of the person being tested as reflected by the operation of the control switch. The central processing unit is adapted to analyze the test data and produce a program representative of the correction required by the person being tested. The audiometer is provided with a programming output adapted for coupling to a hearing aid for programming a hearing aid by applying the program developed by the central processing unit to the hearing aid.
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