title: [Proposal for an original method of high-frequency audiometry using mathematical equations].
abstract: Many studies have established high-frequency audiometry norms. Unfortunately the majority presents different averages for each decade, sex and frequency together with standard deviations. In order to solve these problems we established our norms on a widespread audiometer for each sex based on a strictly normal hearing sample. We calculated the linear regression between age and hearing loss for each frequency. We propose a set of equations to predict the "normal" threshold of a subject in function of age and sex.
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Erasme, Service ORL, Bruxelles, Belgique.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lurquin
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Devulder
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Duterme
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hassid
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: De Maertelaer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001299:Audiometry / Q000379:methods*; D002138:Calibration; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008433:Mathematics; D008875:Middle Aged; D012016:Reference Values
vernacular_title: Proposition d'une méthode originale de calibration de l'audiométrie hautes fréquences par équations mathématiques.