PPT-1 THE AUDIOMETER

and TEST ENVIRONMENT HEARING CONSERVATION PROGRAM 28 Jan 2013 Learning Objectives Describe the critical components of the audiology test environment Identify the equipment required for audiology testing. HEARING CONSERVATION . PROGRAM. 28 Jan 2013. Learning Objectives. Describe the critical components of the audiology test environment. Identify the equipment required for audiology testing. Explain required audiometer calibration and equipment checks. n. drtbalu's otolaryngology online. Introduction. Pure tone audiometry is used to measure auditory threshold of an individual. The instrument used in this measurement is known as the audiometer. This is a subjective investigation, the accuracy of which is dependent on the response of the patient. Specifications are subject to change without notice. Copyright Audiometry refers to the measurement of auditory acuity with the use of an audiometer. . The audiometer generates pure tones of varying frequencies which get to the ear via ear phones. . The threshold intensity audible to the subject at different frequencies is determined and plotted as percentages of the normal. Updated . August . 2012. Hearing Screenings in Arkansas Schools. Arkansas Department of Health is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by Midwest Accreditation Program, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF NPPCD. Central NPPCD Division. DGHS, MOH&FW. Addl. Director General of Health . Service - NPPCD. Central Coordination Committee. . 1. Additional DGHS. . 2. Advisor NPPCD.