Surgery – Diagnostic testing – Ear or testing by auditory stimulus
Reexamination Certificate
2006-05-02
2006-05-02
Marmor, Charles (Department: 3736)
Surgery
Diagnostic testing
Ear or testing by auditory stimulus
C073S585000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07037274
ABSTRACT:
Systems and methods for conducting hearing tests with real-time ambient noise measurement are provided. More particularly, one or more microphones are provided to measure ambient noise in a test area during a time interval in which hearing test tones are provided to the patient. By measuring ambient noise during the actual presentation of the test tones, or at least near in time thereto, a much better indication of the reliability of the hearing test is provided. Methods of conducting a hearing test are also provided that comprise presenting a test tone to a patient and simultaneously measuring the ambient noise in the test area during at least a portion of the presentation of the test tone.
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Harrison Jeff
Thornton Aaron
Marmor Charles
Tympany, Inc.
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