Speech discrimination in automated diagnostic hearing test
First Claim
1. A computer-based, multimedia method for allowing the patient to quickly and conveniently test his speech discrimination threshold without a sound isolation chamber and with minimal assistance from an operator, comprising:
- selecting several word-picture groups from a pool of word-picture groups for presentation to the patient;
determining an optimal intensity level and a masking level to be used for the presentation;
presenting the word-picture groups to the patient one word-picture group at a time at the optimal intensity level and the masking level;
checking whether termination conditions have been met upon receiving a response to the presentation; and
generating a speech discrimination accuracy score based on the responses from the patient if the termination condition have been.
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Abstract
Method and system are disclosed for automated testing of a patient'"'"'s hearing. The automated hearing test allows the patient to quickly and accurately test his own hearing with minimal or no assistance from an audiologist or other hearing health professionals. The test prompts and instructs the patient for inputs and responses as needed as needed. The patient can select one or several tests to be performed, including air and bone conduction testing with masking, speech reception threshold, speech discrimination, and tympanogram/acoustic reflex testing. Multiple languages are supported. Data obtained from one test may be used for another test or another iteration of the same test to calculate masking levels. The automatic hearing test also detects ambient noise and can compensate for it in the test results. If a contingency occurs, the automated hearing test is configured to page the operator for assistance.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-based, multimedia method for allowing the patient to quickly and conveniently test his speech discrimination threshold without a sound isolation chamber and with minimal assistance from an operator, comprising:
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selecting several word-picture groups from a pool of word-picture groups for presentation to the patient;
determining an optimal intensity level and a masking level to be used for the presentation;
presenting the word-picture groups to the patient one word-picture group at a time at the optimal intensity level and the masking level;
checking whether termination conditions have been met upon receiving a response to the presentation; and
generating a speech discrimination accuracy score based on the responses from the patient if the termination condition have been. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-based, multimedia system for allowing a patient to quickly and conveniently test his own speech discrimination threshold without a sound isolation chamber and with minimal assistance from an operator, comprising:
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transducers, including an air conduction transducer and a bone conduction transducer;
a hearing test device capable of producing tones, speech, and masking noise connected to the transducers;
a computer connected to the hearing test device and storing an automated hearing test thereon, the automated hearing test configured to cause the computer to;
select several word-picture groups from a pool of word-picture groups for presentation to the patient;
determine an optimal intensity level and a masking level to be used for the presentation;
present the word-picture groups to the patient one word-picture group at a time at the optimal intensity level and the masking level;
check whether termination conditions have been met upon receiving a response to the presentation; and
generate a speech discrimination accuracy score based on the responses from the patient if the termination condition have been. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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