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Systems, methods and products for diagnostic hearing assessments distributed via the use of a computer network

  • US 6,916,291 B2
  • Filed: 02/05/2002
  • Issued: 07/12/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/07/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for performing a hearing evaluation test over a computer network, comprising the steps of:

  • administering a hearing evaluation test to a patient using a computer network, the hearing evaluation test comprising a plurality of hearing assessment signals at selected frequencies and hearing levels;

    transmitting commands from a test administration site to a local patient testing site during said administering step;

    generating the hearing assessment signals at the local patient site in response to said transmitting step;

    interactively relaying information between the patient located at the local site and a clinician located at the test administration site during said administering step so that the clinician can evaluate the patient'"'"'s response to the hearing assessment signals, the test administration site being remote from the local site; and

    controlling the output of the hearing assessment signals during the administering step such that the clinician at the test administration site determines which hearing assessment signals of the generating step are relayed locally to the patient.

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