A graph produced as a result of audiometry that shows the hearing threshold (the minimum audible decibel level) for each of a range of sound frequencies.
A graph produced during hearing tests (with an audiometer) that shows the hearing threshold – the minimal audible loudness level – for a range of sound frequencies.
n. the graphic record of a test of hearing carried out on an audiometer. The term is also commonly used to refer to types of hearing test. A pure tone audiogram (PTA) is a test that uses tones of a single frequency, played to the test subject through headphones. A free field audiogram uses sounds presented to the patient through loudspeakers. A speech audiogram uses lists of words played to the patient through headphones.
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