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词汇 audiometry
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Definition of audiometry in English:

audiometry

noun ˌɔːdɪˈɒmɪtriˌôdēˈämətrē
mass noun
  • Measurement of the range and sensitivity of a person's sense of hearing.

    听力测量,测听

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Hearing acuity was tested with manual audiometry.
    • Hearing in each ear was measured by programmed audiometry.
    • We assessed hearing with standard audiometry in 479 men aged 20 to 64, who were exposed to noise in their jobs, and 500 randomly selected 18 year old male conscripts born in 1974.
    • Screening audiometry revealed a mild hearing loss in the majority of children and bilateral loss was present in over 50% of those tested.
    • When hearing loss is suspected, a thorough history, physical examination and audiometry should be performed.
    • Pure tone audiometry revealed a mixed hearing loss with a sensorineural component in the high frequencies.
    • Children between 6 months and 2 years of age often are tested with visual reinforcement audiometry.
    • Because ambient noise can affect test performance, especially at lower frequencies, audiometry should be performed in a quiet environment using earphones.
    • Pure tone audiometry is an interactive test where the subject needs to understand the instructions.
    • Office audiometry is sufficiently sensitive and specific to serve as a screening method.

Derivatives

  • audiometer

  • noun ˌɔːdɪˈɒmɪtəˌɔdiˈɑmədər
    • An audiometer produces sounds of different volumes and pitch (frequencies).
      Example sentencesExamples
      • He invented the audiometer to measure hearing.
      • All children passed a standard audiometric screening, using a portable audiometer.
      • He gave me an audiometer test and, sure enough, my hearing in one ear at high decibels was considerably below normal.
      • Screening audiometers for office use generally test at several frequencies in the speech range between 500 and 4,000 Hz.
      • They set up a special microphone attached to an audiometer to measure the sound.
      • Hearing was measured in each ear with standard audiometers at frequency steps from 500 to 8,000 Hertz.
  • audiometric

  • adjective
    • An audiologist performed audiometric evaluation using standard techniques.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • To ensure medical information remains confidential, only the person who performs the audiometric tests may retain medical history and test records.
      • The study analysed the audiometric and medical data of 44 ears that underwent surgery for middle ear disease between June 1998 and June 2000.
      • All children passed a standard audiometric screening, using a portable audiometer.
      • A retrospective analysis of audiometric data and medical records provided the basis for description of surgical outcomes.
      • For example, audiometric testing can rule out hearing loss and deafness.
      • Although improvements were reported, there were insufficient pre and post-operative audiometric data to fully evaluate postoperative changes in hearing levels.

Definition of audiometry in US English:

audiometry

nounˌôdēˈämətrē
  • Measurement of the range and sensitivity of a person's sense of hearing.

    听力测量,测听

    Example sentencesExamples
    • We assessed hearing with standard audiometry in 479 men aged 20 to 64, who were exposed to noise in their jobs, and 500 randomly selected 18 year old male conscripts born in 1974.
    • Children between 6 months and 2 years of age often are tested with visual reinforcement audiometry.
    • Hearing acuity was tested with manual audiometry.
    • Screening audiometry revealed a mild hearing loss in the majority of children and bilateral loss was present in over 50% of those tested.
    • When hearing loss is suspected, a thorough history, physical examination and audiometry should be performed.
    • Pure tone audiometry is an interactive test where the subject needs to understand the instructions.
    • Because ambient noise can affect test performance, especially at lower frequencies, audiometry should be performed in a quiet environment using earphones.
    • Pure tone audiometry revealed a mixed hearing loss with a sensorineural component in the high frequencies.
    • Office audiometry is sufficiently sensitive and specific to serve as a screening method.
    • Hearing in each ear was measured by programmed audiometry.
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