Novel hearing test system

Abstract

The present invention discloses a software unit intended for hearing assessment, said software unit being arranged for performing a method comprising the steps of:—performing a reference frequency hearing test to establish a reference frequency, for each ear of a test object; and—performing an equal loudness hearing test for each ear, wherein the step of performing a reference frequency hearing test involves starting with a first frequency positioned within a given frequency range, providing a sound with a set sound level choosing a lowest test sound level in a range of from −10 to 50 Phon, to the test object to obtain a hearing response or not, changing the sound level with the first frequency, if the test object provides a hearing response at the chosen lowest test sound level in the range of from −10 to 50 Phon, then choosing the first frequency as the reference frequency, otherwise choosing another frequency within the given frequency range and repeating an iterative procedure with new frequencies within the given frequency range until the software unit detects a frequency X for which the test object provides a hearing response at the chosen lowest test sound level in the range of from −10 to 50 Phon or which is the frequency with the lowest sound level hearing response from the test object for the set frequencies to be tested, and then choosing that frequency X as the reference frequency.

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