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Audiology, Pure-Tone Testing: Multimedia

Author: Joe Walter Kutz Jr, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Coauthor(s): Ginger Mullin, AuD, Newborn Infant Hearing Screening Program, Division of Specialized Care for Children, State of Illinois; Kathleen C M Campbell, PhD, Director of Audiology Research, Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
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Updated: Jun 25, 2008

Multimedia

Audiogram depicting a mild rising conductive hear...Media file 1: Audiogram depicting a mild rising conductive hearing loss in the left ear. Note the significant air-bone gaps.
Audiogram depicting a mild rising conductive hear...

Audiogram depicting a mild rising conductive hearing loss in the left ear. Note the significant air-bone gaps.

Audiogram depicting a high-frequency sloping sens...Media file 2: Audiogram depicting a high-frequency sloping sensorineural hearing loss in the left ear.
Audiogram depicting a high-frequency sloping sens...

Audiogram depicting a high-frequency sloping sensorineural hearing loss in the left ear.

Audiogram depicting a mixed sloping hearing loss ...Media file 3: Audiogram depicting a mixed sloping hearing loss in the left ear.
Audiogram depicting a mixed sloping hearing loss ...

Audiogram depicting a mixed sloping hearing loss in the left ear.

Audiogram depicting a high-frequency sensorineura...Media file 4: Audiogram depicting a high-frequency sensorineural hearing loss in the right ear. The pattern exhibits the greatest hearing loss in the 4000- to 6000-Hz region (with some recovery at 8000 Hz) and is typical of noise-induced hearing loss.
Audiogram depicting a high-frequency sensorineura...

Audiogram depicting a high-frequency sensorineural hearing loss in the right ear. The pattern exhibits the greatest hearing loss in the 4000- to 6000-Hz region (with some recovery at 8000 Hz) and is typical of noise-induced hearing loss.

Audiogram depicting a moderate-severe conductive ...Media file 5: Audiogram depicting a moderate-severe conductive hearing loss consistent with otosclerosis.
Audiogram depicting a moderate-severe conductive ...

Audiogram depicting a moderate-severe conductive hearing loss consistent with otosclerosis.

Audiogram depicting a mild rising sensorineural h...Media file 6: Audiogram depicting a mild rising sensorineural hearing loss in the right ear typical of Ménière disease.
Audiogram depicting a mild rising sensorineural h...

Audiogram depicting a mild rising sensorineural hearing loss in the right ear typical of Ménière disease.

Audiogram symbol key.Media file 7: Audiogram symbol key.
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References

References

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Further Reading

Keywords

pure-tone testing, audiology, air conduction, bone conduction, audiometry, pure tone testing, basic audiologic assessment, presbycusis, otitis media, noise-induced hearing loss, otosclerosis, Ménière disease, conductive hearing loss, sensorineural hearing loss, mixed hearing loss, ear infection

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Joe Walter Kutz Jr, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Joe Walter Kutz Jr, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and Texas Medical Association
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Coauthor(s)

Ginger Mullin, AuD, Newborn Infant Hearing Screening Program, Division of Specialized Care for Children, State of Illinois
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Kathleen C M Campbell, PhD, Director of Audiology Research, Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Kathleen C M Campbell, PhD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American Auditory Society, American Tinnitus Association, Association for Research in Otolaryngology, and New York Academy of Sciences
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Medical Editor

Carol A Bauer, MD, FACS, Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Carol A Bauer, MD, FACS is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American Neurological Association, and Society of University Otolaryngologists-Head and Neck Surgeons
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Pharmacy Editor

Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Managing Editor

Gerard J Gianoli, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine; Vice President, The Ear and Balance Institute; Chief Executive Officer, Ponchartrain Surgery Center
Gerard J Gianoli, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American College of Surgeons, American Neurotology Society, American Otological Society, Society of University Otolaryngologists-Head and Neck Surgeons, and Triological Society
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

CME Editor

Christopher L Slack, MD, Otolaryngology-Facial Plastic Surgery, Private Practice, Associated Coastal ENT; Medical Director, Treasure Coast Sleep Disorders
Christopher L Slack, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and American Medical Association
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Chief Editor

Arlen D Meyers, MD, MBA, Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Arlen D Meyers, MD, MBA is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and American Head and Neck Society
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