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Area of Science:

  • Audiology
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Gerontology

Background:

  • The ISO 7029 (2000) standard provides normative hearing thresholds up to 8 kHz.
  • Age-related hearing decline (presbycusis) necessitates understanding thresholds at higher frequencies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To establish reference hearing thresholds for frequencies extending beyond 8 kHz.
  • To develop an accurate age-dependent model for these extended high frequencies.

Main Methods:

  • Pure-tone audiometry was conducted on 411 otologically normal participants (16-70 years) across 0.125-16 kHz.
  • Least-squares fitting was used to evaluate quadratic, linear, polynomial, and power-law approximations.
  • A combined square and power-law model was identified as the most appropriate for age-dependent hearing thresholds.

Main Results:

  • Gender-independent coefficients (α and β) were determined for the combined model at frequencies from 9 kHz to 16 kHz.
  • Specific coefficients were calculated: α at 9, 10, and 11.2 kHz; β at 12.5, 14, and 16 kHz.
  • The model accurately represents age-related hearing threshold changes in the extended high-frequency range.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed combined model extends normative hearing threshold data beyond 8 kHz.
  • These findings facilitate accurate age-dependent hearing threshold determination and normalization in high-frequency audiometry.
  • The results support standardized audiological assessments across a wider frequency spectrum.