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| permits the selection of different frequencies & the usual frequencies are 125, 250, 500, 750, 1000, 1500, 2000, 3000, 4000, 6000, & 8000 Hz. However,some go up to 12,000 |
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| what is used to present the pure tone |
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| calibrated in dBHL, controls the intensity of the signal & ranges from minus 10 dBHL to 110 dBHL |
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| consist of a magnetic device that transduces the electrical translations supplied by the audiometer to a small diaphragm that vibrates according to acoustic equivalence in terms of frequency and intensity (red for right, blue for left) |
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| goes on the mastoid bone or can also go on forehead, vibrates the bones in the face and requires more energy than air conduction receivers to generate a level high enough to stimulate normal hearing |
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| controls the intensity of masking to the non-test ear |
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