Sensation Domain - NIH Toolbox
Sensation Domain - NIH Toolbox
Sensation Domain - NIH Toolbox
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Hearing Threshold Test – Automated Audiometry for<br />
the <strong>NIH</strong> <strong>Toolbox</strong> (AANT)<br />
• circumaural headphones & personal computer<br />
• thresholds in each ear at 6 frequencies –<br />
500, 1000, 2000, 4000, 6000, & 8000 Hertz<br />
• validation – limited at this time<br />
Hearing Handicap Inventory for Adults/Elderly<br />
(HHIA/HHIE) (Newman et al, 1990)<br />
• subject (or proxy) answers 12 questions about hearing problems<br />
• 3-point answer scale: “Yes” / “Sometimes” / “No”<br />
• sample question… “Does a hearing problem cause you difficulty when<br />
listening<br />
to the TV or radio?”<br />
Tympanometry handheld device (Maico Otowave)
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