An Insight into Diagnostic Audiometry and Audiology Booths

 


Hearing loss affects many people around the world. This is a dangerous problem for any individual since it prevents him or her from functioning optimally in the personal and professional spheres. Hearing is an important ability that allows us to hold a conversation with others, listen to natural sounds, enjoy good music, and experience life events.   

 

Many people overlook minor hearing problems and may suffer serious consequences later in life due to lack of treatment. Audiology has emerged as the solution to various hearing problems as it is the branch of science that studies hearing, balance, and related disorders. Audiologists help patients suffering from hearing issues and provide hearing aids or other forms of treatment to improve the situation.   

 

What is Diagnostic Audiometry?  

Audiometry tests determine an individual’s ability to hear different types of sounds, frequencies, and pitches. Diagnostic audiometry tests are crucial because they allow audiologists to assess the severity of the hearing problem before providing an appropriate remedy. 

 

Diagnostic audiometry is a non-invasive and painless test that any individual can get done to know about his or her hearing health. The initial audiometry screening takes around 10 minutes whereas an in-depth test can last for around an hour. All individuals should get an annual audiometry test done to expose any underlying hearing problems. Audiometry tests are also performed by healthcare professionals to determine whether a hearing aid or surgery has been successful.   

 

Preparing for an Audiometry Test  

Any individual considering getting an audiometry test done can simply visit a certified audiologist without any special preparation. However, you should prevent visiting an outdated audiology facility for the test as it wouldn’t have the latest equipment for accurate results. Latest audiometry tests are performed in dedicated audiology booths to prevent external noises from interfering during the procedure.  

 

What is an Audiometric Booth?  

An audiology or audiometric booth is a room designed specifically to create a noise-free test environment in which an audiologist may perform an ideal hearing test. The walls of the room would prevent external noises from hindering the test as it generally includes examining patients by testing their ability to hear very soft sounds. Rather than aiming for a soundproof environment which is almost impossible, an audiometric booth focuses on optimum noise reduction.   

 

Audiology booths have evolved over time, including cutting-edge technology to improve all areas of hearing tests. Currently, these booths have been adapted to fit in every form of audiological facility. As a result, modern audiology booths are more compact than previous generations. Let's have a look at Sonic Equipment's latest audiometric booths, which are designed to perform high-quality audiological tests.

 

Personal Acoustic Enclosure  

The Personal Acoustic Enclosure (PAE) is the perfect choice for medical centres, optical centres, and stand-alone outlets with limited space. PAE is a budget-friendly solution for conducting hearing tests and can be used by hearing aid dispensers, medical practitioners, and for industrial applications.   

·         The PAE is completely portable and can fit through even a compact door frame easily.   

·         Easy to use for elderly and disabled patients.  

·         Adjustable seating to conduct hearing tests for patients of all age groups.  

·         Built for comfort  

·         Durable  

·         Accommodates the 95th percentile human dimensions.  

Dimensions 

·         Width: 660mm   

·         Depth: 880mm   

·         Height: 1580mm (with casters)   

·         Weight: 120kg  

 

Puma Sound Booths  

Puma designs and manufactures a wide array of modular soundproof booths and has been providing top-quality audiometry booths to hospitals, clinics, and universities for more than 40 years. Audiologists can rely on Puma sound booths whether they require a standard-size booth or want to get a customised soundproof booth according to their clinic. All their booths are divided into three different categories, namely screening line, diagnostic line, and clinical line.   

 

Screening line booths are the best for compact spaces and can be easily installed in audiology centres, hearing aid stores and small clinics. The diagnostic line has the PRO30 and PRO35F booths available in a wide range of sizes up to 9 sqm. You should opt for the diagnostic line booths if you require the latest equipment to conduct hearing and diagnostic tests in audiology centres. Lastly, the clinical line has in-store soundproof booths with the highest performance and excellent interior acoustics, used for in-depth clinical-level analysis in hospitals, universities and specialised audiology centres.   

 

About Sonic Equipment  



Sonic Equipment is the best platform to procure high-end audiological equipment for clinics, hospitals, and audiology centres. They are one of the largest and most versatile distributors of audiological equipment in Australia, providing exclusive products from the most popular and reputed global diagnostic equipment manufacturers. Their audiological equipment including audiometers, tympanometers, rotational chairs, spirometers, etc., comes from renowned brands such as Puma, Waveform, MedRx, HearX, Amplivox, Difra, Innoforce, and more. Contact us for further information! 

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