Hello. How are you all?
I have a question! Does anyone have a Windows (PC) application for the PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY TEST?
I tried searching on Google, but I couldn’t find one. Maybe I used the wrong keywords, or maybe the application isn’t available.
offices have professional equipment and software for this, which include headphones and hardware that are calibrated. And those are done by professionals in a controlled environment.
Headphones sound can vary wildly, computer sound hardware also varies— this makes the hearing tests at home not accurate. For example , play the same sound at the same volume on two different pcs . The sound is likely not going to be the same
I have used MiMi on an iPhone with one of their listed headphones with good results . In this case , Mimi requires a headset that is part of their tested hardware.
You can try online hearingtests like the hearingtracker hearing test , soundly , Audicus and hearingtest.online. But if you are looking for accurate PC software (medrx for example) , you will need the right hardware .
Maybe others in this forum have some magic tricks .
Then you’ll need the manufacturer’s software for whichever hearing aid you have and you need to know that the results will be equivalent to a hearing screen (not a diagnostic test) at best, and totally unreliable at worst for many reasons related to the coupling and output of the devices.
Yes. The generic term for it is in-situ audiometry. It is at best a hearing screen. Anything more than this requires audiometer hardware, which generally cheap because it is medical grade equipment and requires calibration. If you want the best in-situ , Widex Sensogram is the only one I know that has been compared to standard audiometry and it was a reasonably favourable outcome compared to other brands tested.
https://hearingtest.online/2 is a popular test but you can use any specific brand software, target, Signia etc if you have the relevant brand of , In-situ audiometry is pretty accurate and usually follows your , mine has been over many years with most brand’s, try it you’ll be surprised !
The biggest issue I’ve encountered with these online tests is the calibration process. Specifically, I’m unsure at what volume I should perform the test. The hands-rub calibration method has not worked for me.
I know that my hearing is normal below 1kHz, and I know the threshold value in that range (-20dB). When I begin the test, I set the volume so that the 20dB value is barely audible below 1kHz, and then proceed from there. It’s a rough calibration, but it’s adequate for my amateur test. Headphones , specially the good ones , have built in equalizers than can alter the results at different frequencies.
The iPhone Mimi automatically adjusts the volume when you use one of the headsets listed.