Method and device for hearing test
US8317722B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 20, 2009 |
| Grant date | Nov 27, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 7, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/121
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of conducting a hearing test, and a device to perform the method, the method including configuring multiple test sound sets including multiple sound sources at each included audio frequency, wherein the sound sources, when sequentially arranged according to volume, have a uniform volume difference and a same frequency band, the uniform volume difference indicating a volume difference between neighboring sound sources, outputting the sound sources included in one of the multiple test sound sets, and determining and outputting a following test sound set according to a subject's input sound sources' number one or more times, and determining an auditory threshold of the subject regarding the audio frequency of the output test sound sets based on a result of the subject's input.
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