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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2006
Filed:
May. 15, 2003
Aaron Thornton, West Des Moines, IA (US);
Jeff Harrison, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Aaron Thornton, West Des Moines, IA (US);
Jeff Harrison, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Tympany, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for conducting hearing tests with real-time ambient noise measurement are provided. More particularly, one or more microphones are provided to measure ambient noise in a test area during a time interval in which hearing test tones are provided to the patient. By measuring ambient noise during the actual presentation of the test tones, or at least near in time thereto, a much better indication of the reliability of the hearing test is provided. Methods of conducting a hearing test are also provided that comprise presenting a test tone to a patient and simultaneously measuring the ambient noise in the test area during at least a portion of the presentation of the test tone.