Self-administered hearing testing.Tympany tympany /tym·pa·ny/ (-ne) 1. tympanites. 2. a tympanic, or bell-like, percussion note. tym·pa·ny n. 1. offers the Otogram[TM], the first and only automated and self-administered comprehensive diagnostic hearing testing equipment. The Otogram guides a patient through the following diagnostic hearing tests in approximately 20 minutes: comprehensive audiogram au·di·o·gram n. A graphic record of hearing ability for various sound frequencies. Audiogram A chart or graph of the results of a hearing test conducted with audiographic equipment. , which includes pure-tone air and bone conduction, speech reception threshold, and speech discrimination, all with masking;tympanometry; acoustic reflex; and otoacoustic emissions (OAE OAE Otoacoustic Emissions OAE Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (London, England) OAE Oceanic Anoxic Event OAE Office of Applied Economics (NIST) OAE Old Antarctic Explorer ), available in the first quarter of 2004. The Otogram uses artificial intelligence, touch-screen technology, and proprietary hearing testing equipment to allow patients to self-administer the hearing test, after brief instructions from an administrator. The Ambient Noise Management System[TM], combined with specialized foam ear inserts, allows testing in any quiet examination room, without the need for a sound booth. The test can be conducted in multiple languages, including English, Spanish, Russian, Mandarin Chinese, and Vietnamese. Upon completion of the test, the patient's results are printed in a computer-generated, standardized, easy-to-read report. The Otogram is NOAH Noah (nō`ə) [Heb.,=to rest], in the Bible, the builder of the ark. Righteous Noah and his family were the only people God saved from a world sunk in sin. Version 3-compilant and will integrate with several EMR (ElectroMagnetic Radiation) The emanation of energy from everything in the universe. Although the EMR from electrical and electronic devices is typically measured for practical, every-day situations, every object, including humans, emanates energy. systems. Circle 126 on Reader Service Card [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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