Lab: Hearing Threshold Measurement

Objectives:
1. To be familiar with audiometer controls and their functions.
2. To be able to conduct hearing measurement tests.
3. To understand the effect of frequency on hearing threshold.
4. To be able to make conclusions on the hearing level.

Equipment:
1. Ambco Audiometer 650A (Quantity = 3)

Experiment:
1. Follow the instructions in the PowerPoint slides for correct operation of the audiometer.
2. Select a member in your group to measure his or her hearing threshold.
3. Input your data in Table 1 and share it with the other groups.

Lab Assignment:
1) Identify the major parts of the ear and their corresponding functions. Show an ear diagram.
2) Construct one table of the average hearing thresholds of the class at each frequency and for
each ear.
3) Construct one graph that shows the relation between frequency and the average hearing
threshold for each ear. What is the relationship between frequency and hearing threshold?
Is there a difference between the hearing threshold of the left and right ears? Elaborate on
your answers.
4) What conclusions can you make on the hearing threshold (or the hearing loss) of:
a. Your group member?
b. The class?
5) Discuss at least two the industrial applications of the audiometer.
 Table 1. Hearing Threshold (dB).

Group 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Frequency
Left Right Left Right Left Right Left Right Left Right Left Right Left Right Left Right Left Right Left Right
(Hz)

250 20 15 25 30 35 25 25 20 35 30 35 45 35 25 30 30 35 40 30 45

2000 15 10 15 10 15 15 20 25 10 15 15 15 10 15 20 15 15 20 25 15

4000 30 15 25 15 10 10 15 15 5 10 10 25 10 0 15 15 10 10 20 0

6000 20 25 15 10 10 10 10 10 0 10 25 15 0 15 10 0 30 25 35 0

8000 15 15 25 0 15 5 10 10 10 10 15 10 0 0 5 10 15 20 20 10