Audiology Incorporated

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Robert H Margolis

George Saly

Jonathan David Birck

Embodiments provide improved bone conduction calibration. In one embodiment a bone conduction vibrator coupling member is provided with opposing surfaces configured to contact the housing of an earphone coupler about the opening of the housing and support the housing of a bone conduction vibrator above the opening of the earphone coupler housing. The coupling member has an inner wall defining an aperture extending through the coupling member that is configured to receive the vibrating member of the bone conduction vibrator and provide the vibrating member with access to the cavity of the earphone coupler. A calibration system includes a bone conduction vibrator coupling member positioned upon an earphone coupler. Methods for calibrating a bone conduction vibrator using such a calibration system are also provided.

Calibration of audiometric bone conduction vibrators

An audiogram classification system is provided. The classification system includes categories for configuration, severity, site of lesion and/or symmetry of an audiogram. A set of rules can be provided for selecting the categories, wherein the set of rules ignore one or more local irregularities on an audiogram and have been validated to maximize agreement with judges.

Audiogram classification system

A method for developing and validating a quality assessment for a test is provided. A test method is also provided, which assesses the accuracy of a test. The methods include performing a behavioral test on a subject to measure a psychometric quantity, measuring one or more quality indicators, the quality indicators being any variables that are correlated with test accuracy, obtaining an independent measure of test accuracy, and deriving a predictive formula for estimating test accuracy from the quality indicators.

Method for assessing the accuracy of test results

A method of testing hearing automatically selects test ear and test frequencies to produce a diagnostic audiogram providing a plurality of quantitative, examiner-independent measures of test reliability. The method automatically presents appropriate masking noise to a non-test ear. In addition, the method alerts an examiner to thresholds that may be inaccurate due to inappropriate masking or subject inconsistency. A software driven system automatically carries out the method on a test subject.

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Arden Hills, MN, United States of America

Robert H Margolis