User interface for automated diagnostic hearing test

A user interface, hearing technology used in the field of audiology

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-06-28
提姆帕尼有限公司
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Despite the added convenience, the hearing health professional must still administer the test manually, but remotely.
In this sense, the test is very similar to traditional auditory testing and has many of the same shortcomings

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[0060] For example, when a patient prepares to take the pure tone threshold portion of the automated hearing test, the patient training component 306 presents the pure tone threshold training screen 800 to the patient and in some cases reads its verbal instructions aloud. The pure tone hearing threshold training screen 800 includes text 802 listing some basic instructions for the pure tone hearing threshold test, eg, the pitch starts out loud, then gets smaller, then pulses on or off. For more information on pure tone threshold and other hearing tests, the reader is referred to US Patent Application 10 / 439,958, entitled "Automated Diagnostic Hearing Test," filed May 15, 2003, which is hereby incorporated by reference. The training screen 800 may also present an example 804 of a response button with instructions to press the button only when the patient hears the tone. When using verbal instructions, the verbal instructions can provide essentially the same information plus some...

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A method and system (100) for a multimedia user interface for automated diagnostic audiometry testing are disclosed. The system (100) has three main components, namely, a computer (102), and a display screen (104) and at least one transducer (106). The computer includes a user interface that provides a means for the patient to interact with the automated hearing test to complete the tests. The patient is given guidance and instructions for each test and can page the operator for assistance at any time. Warning messages and progress indicators are provided to help the patient judge his progress. This arrangement allows the patient to test his own hearing with minimal or no assistance from an audiologist or other hearing health professional. The user interface also allows the operator to configure the automated auditory test as desired.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates generally to the field of audiology and, in particular, to an automated method and system user interface for assessing and analyzing hearing loss. Background technique [0002] According to recent studies, more than 20 million people in the United States alone have some degree of hearing loss. The number of people worldwide who have some degree of hearing loss is estimated to be much greater. Not surprisingly, many of these individuals are unaware that they have suffered from hearing loss. This decline in hearing ability can be caused by several factors, including age, health, occupation, injury, and disease. This hearing loss can lead to a significant reduction in quality of life, impaired relationships, reduced employment opportunities, and reduced productivity. Failure to treat hearing loss will worsen these effects. According to the Better Hearing Institute, untreated hearing loss costs about $56 billion annually i...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): A61B5/00
Inventor 肯尼思·R·斯托特罗伯特·L·斯托特
Owner 提姆帕尼有限公司
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