BS 5966:1980
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Specification for audiometers
Hardcopy , PDF
15-04-1995
English
30-09-1980
National foreword
Cooperating organizations
1 Scope
2 Object
3 Explanation of terms
3.1 Pure tone audiometer
3.2 Speech audiometer
3.3 Air conduction
3.4 Bone conduction
3.5 Equivalent threshold level (monoaural listening)
3.6 Reference equivalent threshold level
3.7 Hearing level for pure tones
3.8 Hearing threshold level for pure tones
3.9 Artificial ear
3.10 Acoustic coupler
3.11 Mechanical coupler
3.12 Masking
3.13 Otologically normal subject
4 Recommendations for specific types of audiometers
5 General requirements
5.1 Safety requirements
5.2 Warm-up time
5.3 Supply variation and environmental conditions
5.4 Unwanted acoustic radiation
6 Signal sources
6.1 Pure tone source
6.2 Speech source
6.3 Masking sounds
7 Signal level control
7.1 Marking
7.2 Accuracy of sound pressure and vibration levels
7.3 Reference level for speech
7.4 Hearing level control
7.5 Masking sound
7.6 Tone switching
8 Recommendations for reference tone facilities
8.1 Frequencies
8.2 Reference tone level control
9 Transducers
9.1 Air conduction
9.2 Bone conduction
10 Marking and instruction manual
Appendix
A Suggested subjective tests for verification of
audiometer performance
Requirements for audiometers designed primarily for use in determining hearing threshold levels to ensure compatibility of tests of hearing performed on different audiometers but which comply with this standard.
Committee |
EPL/29
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DevelopmentNote |
REPLACES BS 2980:1958.
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DocumentType |
Standard
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Pages |
24
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PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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Status |
Superseded
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SupersededBy | |
Supersedes |
BS 4009:1991 | Specification for artificial mastoids for the calibration of bone vibrators used in hearing aids and audiometers |
BS 6655:1986 | Specification for pure tone air conduction threshold audiometry for hearing conservation purposes |
IEC 60268-3:2013 | Sound system equipment - Part 3: Amplifiers |
IEC 60373:1990 | Mechanical coupler for measurements on bone vibrators |
BS 5428-2:1979 | Methods for specifying and measuring the characteristics of sound system equipment Amplifiers |
IEC 60601-1:2005+AMD1:2012 CSV | Medical electrical equipment - Part 1: General requirements for basic safety and essential performance |
ISO 389:1991 | Acoustics Standard reference zero for the calibration of pure-tone air conduction audiometers |
IEC 60318:1970 | An IEC artificial ear, of the wide band type, for the calibration of earphones used in audiometry |
BS 5724-1:1979 | Medical electrical equipment Specification for general safety requirements |
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