"Audiometry" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The testing of the acuity of the sense of hearing to determine the thresholds of the lowest intensity levels at which an individual can hear a set of tones. The frequencies between 125 and 8000 Hz are used to test air conduction thresholds and the frequencies between 250 and 4000 Hz are used to test bone conduction thresholds.
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D001299
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.382.375.060
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| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Audiometry" by people in Profiles.
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Examining the Combined Estimated Effects of Hearing Loss and Depressive Symptoms on Risk of Cognitive Decline and Incident Dementia. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2022 05 05; 77(5):839-849.
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Evaluation of ventilating tubes and myringotomy in the treatment of recurrent or persistent otitis media. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 1991 Jan; 10(1):2-11.