[The reaction time as a source of error in threshold audiometry (author's transl)]

An investigation of reaction times at the threshold of hearing is described. 96 subjects were classified into two groups of sensorineural hearing loss utilizing Types I and II Bekesy audiometry, and compared with one normal group as control. The results show that reaction times are largely unaffected by the type of hearing loss and test frequency. Increasing age, however, may result in increasing reaction times. These results and possible sources of error are discussed as effecting an exact threshold audiometry.