AUTOMATED DIAGNOSTIC HEARING TEST
First Claim
1. A computer-based, multimedia method for quickly and conveniently testing a patient'"'"'s hearing without a sound isolation chamber and with minimal assistance from an operator, comprising:
- presenting to the patient a list of available hearing tests, including a pure tone test, a speech reception test, and a speech discrimination test;
prompting the patient to select one or more hearing tests from the list of available hearing tests; and
performing each hearing test selected by the patient, wherein test data obtained during one hearing test is used in another hearing test, and test data obtained during one iteration of a hearing test is used in subsequent iterations of that hearing test; and
wherein the pure tone test is one of one or more hearing tests selected by the patient and is performed by obtaining a hearing threshold for a plurality of predetermined frequencies and obtaining an unmasked bone conduction hearing threshold for one or more of the predetermined frequencies.
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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. The patient can select one or several tests to be performed, including air and bone conduction testing with masking, speech reception threshold, speech discrimination, tympanogram, acoustic reflex, and otoacoustic emissions 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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28 Claims
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1. A computer-based, multimedia method for quickly and conveniently testing a patient'"'"'s hearing without a sound isolation chamber and with minimal assistance from an operator, comprising:
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presenting to the patient a list of available hearing tests, including a pure tone test, a speech reception test, and a speech discrimination test; prompting the patient to select one or more hearing tests from the list of available hearing tests; and performing each hearing test selected by the patient, wherein test data obtained during one hearing test is used in another hearing test, and test data obtained during one iteration of a hearing test is used in subsequent iterations of that hearing test; and wherein the pure tone test is one of one or more hearing tests selected by the patient and is performed by obtaining a hearing threshold for a plurality of predetermined frequencies and obtaining an unmasked bone conduction hearing threshold for one or more of the predetermined frequencies. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A computer-based, multimedia method for quickly and conveniently testing a patient'"'"'s hearing without a sound isolation chamber and with minimal assistance from an operator, comprising:
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presenting to the patient or an operator a list of available hearing tests, including a pure tone test and a speech reception test; and forming each hearing test on the patient, wherein test data obtained during one hearing test is used in another hearing test and test data obtained during one iteration of a hearing test is used in subsequent iterations of that hearing test; and wherein the pure tone test is performed by obtaining a hearing threshold for a plurality of predetermined frequencies and obtaining an unmasked bone conduction hearing threshold for one or more of the predetermined frequencies.
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28. A computer-based, multimedia method for quickly and conveniently testing a patient'"'"'s hearing without a sound isolation chamber and with minimal assistance from an operator, comprising:
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presenting to the patient or an operator a list of available hearing tests, including a pure tone test, a speech reception test, and a speech discrimination test; and performing each hearing test on the patient, wherein test data obtained during one hearing test is used in another hearing test; and wherein the pure tone test is performed by obtaining a hearing threshold for a plurality of predetermined frequencies and obtaining an unmasked bone conduction hearing threshold for one or more of the predetermined frequencies.
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