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    I.S. EN ISO 8253-1:2010

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    ACOUSTICS - AUDIOMETRIC TEST METHODS - PART 1: PURE-TONE AIR AND BONE CONDUCTION AUDIOMETRY

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2010

    Publisher:  National Standards Authority of Ireland

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    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 General aspects of audiometric measurements
    5 Preparation and instruction of test subjects before
       audiometric testing and positioning of transducers
    6 Air conduction hearing threshold level determinations
       using fixed-frequency audiometry
    7 Air conduction hearing threshold level determinations
       using sweep-frequency audiometry
    8 Bone conduction hearing threshold audiometry
    9 Screening audiometry
    10 Audiograms
    11 Permissible ambient noise
    12 Maintenance and calibration of audiometric equipment
    Annex A (informative) - Measurement uncertainty
    Bibliography

    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Describes procedures and requirements for pure-tone air conduction and bone conduction threshold audiometry.

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    Development Note Supersedes I.S. EN 26189. (11/2010)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher National Standards Authority of Ireland
    Status Current
    Supersedes

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    IEC 60318-4:2010 Electroacoustics - Simulators of human head and ear - Part 4: Occluded-ear simulator for the measurement of earphones coupled to the ear by means of ear inserts
    IEC 60318-6:2007 Electroacoustics - Simulators of human head and ear - Part 6: Mechanical coupler for the measurement on bone vibrators
    ISO 389-4:1994 Acoustics Reference zero for the calibration of audiometric equipment Part 4: Reference levels for narrow-band masking noise
    ISO 389-7:2005 Acoustics Reference zero for the calibration of audiometric equipment Part 7: Reference threshold of hearing under free-field and diffuse-field listening conditions
    IEC 60318-3:2014 Electroacoustics - Simulators of human head and ear - Part 3: Acoustic coupler for the calibration of supra-aural earphones used in audiometry
    IEC 60645-1:2017 Electroacoustics - Audiometric equipment - Part 1: Equipment for pure-tone and speech audiometry
    ISO 4869-1:1990 Acoustics Hearing protectors Part 1: Subjective method for the measurement of sound attenuation
    ISO 389-8:2004 Acoustics — Reference zero for the calibration of audiometric equipment — Part 8: Reference equivalent threshold sound pressure levels for pure tones and circumaural earphones
    IEC 60318-5:2006 Electroacoustics - Simulators of human head and ear - Part 5: 2 cm3 coupler for the measurement of hearing aids and earphones coupled to the ear by means of ear inserts
    ISO 389-1:1998 Acoustics Reference zero for the calibration of audiometric equipment Part 1: Reference equivalent threshold sound pressure levels for pure tones and supra-aural earphones
    ISO 389-5:2006(R2014) ACOUSTICS - REFERENCE ZERO FOR THE CALIBRATION OF AUDIOMETRIC EQUIPMENT - PART 5: REFERENCE EQUIVALENT THRESHOLD SOUND PRESSURE LEVELS FOR PURE TONES IN THE FREQUENCY RANGE 8 KHZ TO 16 KHZ
    ISO 389-2:1994 Acoustics Reference zero for the calibration of audiometric equipment Part 2: Reference equivalent threshold sound pressure levels for pure tones and insert earphones
    ISO 389-3:2016 Acoustics Reference zero for the calibration of audiometric equipment Part 3: Reference equivalent threshold vibratory force levels for pure tones and bone vibrators
    IEC 61260:1995 Electroacoustics - Octave-band and fractional-octave-band filters
    IEC 60318-1:2009 Electroacoustics - Simulators of human head and ear - Part 1: Ear simulator for the measurement of supra-aural and circumaural earphones
    ISO/IEC Guide 98-3:2008 Uncertainty of measurement — Part 3: Guide to the expression of uncertainty in measurement (GUM:1995)
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