Fabrication of a new headset for air- and bone-conduction audiometry.
The construction of a new audiometric headset which supports both ac and bc transducers is described. The bc transducer can be adjusted from 0-1500 g force. Future development should be directed toward (1) determining if such a headset is adjustable and stable on different size heads, (2) determining the test-retest reliability of the force measuring system, (3) reshaping the headset to make it smaller and more comfortable, and (4) consolidating the power/amplifier supply into a single unit.
Pearlman
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Department of Communication Arts and Science, Howard University, Washington, D.C. 20059.
Whitworth
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D000388:Air; D001299:Audiometry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001844:Bone Conduction; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans