Pure Tone Audiometry

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Pure Tone Audiometry

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The Toolbar:

PTAToolbar

Clear Results removes all results for the current page

Copy L » R copies all result from the left ear to the right ear

The Work Area:

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The work area consists of a Results Table and the Audiogram.

To enter Pure Tone results

1.Press Ctrl+Insert on the keyboard, or click Edit on the work area toolbar

2.Either directly key numbers into the table,
 
or
 
Point-and-Click on the audiogram

o When clicking in the audiogram, holding down the Ctrl key will toggle "Masked"

oHolding down the Shift key will toggle "No Response"

oThe symbols used are determined by the setting of the Left AC/Right AC/Left BC/Right BC radio buttons below the audiogram

3.Press Ctrl+S on the keyboard, or click Save Changes on the work area toolbar

A Comment can be entered for the audiogram

Tick the Baseline box if this audiogram is to be used as the baseline reference for future industrial assessments

The Percent Loss is calculated automatically using the NAL (1988) formula

The Classification is calculated on the basis of the Industrial Screening rules in Options

The HSP Fitting Criteria panel shows whether the audiogram meets the Minimum Hearing Loss fitting criteria specified by the Hearing Services Program. The minimal hearing loss criteria are also used to warn users when claiming for fittings

If the Cursors box is checked, dotted lines display the frequency and intensity corresponding to the mouse position (similar to NOAH)

PTACursorChecked

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If the Cursors box is not checked, the mouse cursor is a cross-hair and a hint box displays the frequency and intensity corresponding to the mouse position

PTACursorUnChecked

PTACursor

The audiogram title and the intensity labels change, depending on the selected dB Units and whether the Free-field, Binaural and Aided boxes are checked