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Reference threshold sound-pressure levels for the TDH-50 and ER-3A earphones
V D Larson1, W A Cooper, R E Talbott
1Audiology Research Program, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Augusta, Georgia 30910.
Abstract:
Reference threshold sound-pressure levels were established for a new insert earphone, the ER-3A tubephone, and for the TDH-50 earphone. In test-retest comparisons, the tubephone produced estimates of auditory threshold as reliable as the thresholds produced by the supraaural earphone. Reference thresholds were developed for the two earphones from data contributed by three laboratories. While the TDH-50 data are in good agreement with the provisional ANSI 6-cc coupler reference levels (ASHA, 1982), the ER-3A data are at variance with the manufacturer's provisional recommendation for 2-cc coupler reference thresholds for frequencies below 1 kHz. The differences are attributed to physiologic noise that masked the lower frequency thresholds.
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