Editing Audiometry (section)

{{Short description|Branch of audiology measuring hearing sensitivity}}
{{Distinguish|Audiography}}
{{See also|Pure tone audiometry}}
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  Name        = Audiometry |
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  ICD10       = F13Z1 - F13Z6|
  ICD9        = {{ICD9proc|95.41}} |
  MeshID      = D001299 |
  MedlinePlus = 003341 |
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'''Audiometry''' ({{etymology|la|audīre|to [[hearing (sense)|hear]]||metria|to [[measurement|measure]]}}) is a branch of [[audiology]] and the science of measuring hearing acuity for variations in sound intensity and pitch and for tonal purity, involving thresholds and differing frequencies.<ref name="Willems2004">{{cite book |first=Patrick J. |last=Willems |title=Genetic hearing loss |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Na5q8f_NW4MC&pg=PA34 |access-date=23 June 2011 |year=2004 |publisher=CRC Press |isbn=978-0-8247-4309-3 |pages=34–}}</ref> Typically, audiometric tests determine a subject's [[equal-loudness contour|hearing levels]] with the help of an [[audiometer]], but may also measure ability to discriminate between different sound intensities, recognize [[Pitch (music)|pitch]], or distinguish speech from [[background noise]]. [[Acoustic reflex]] and [[otoacoustic emission]]s may also be measured. Results of audiometric tests are used to diagnose [[deaf|hearing loss]] or diseases of the [[ear]], and often make use of an [[audiogram]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=Roeser's audiology desk reference|last=Roeser, Ross J.|date=2013|publisher=Thieme|isbn=9781604063981|edition= 2nd|location=New York|oclc=704384422}}</ref>

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