ANSI S3.6 : 2010
Superseded
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SPECIFICATION FOR AUDIOMETERS
Available format(s)
Hardcopy , PDF
Superseded date
12-03-2018
Superseded by
Language(s)
English
Published date
01-01-2010
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1 Scope, purpose, and applications
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Requirements for specific types of audiometers
5 General requirements
6 Signal sources
7 Signal level controls
8 Reference-signal facilities
9 Transducers (specifications, RETSPLs and RETFLs)
10 Device marking and instruction manual
Annex A (normative) - Correction figures for free-field
equivalent output for certain types of commonly
used earphones
Annex B (normative) - Recordings of speech test material
Annex C (normative) - Calibration of circumaural earphones
for extended high frequency testing
Annex D (informative) - Procedures for transfer of reference
equivalent threshold values
Annex E (informative) - Audiogram format
Annex F (informative) - Supra-aural cushions for earphones
Annex G (informative) - Requirements for periodic calibration
Bibliography
Considers specifications and tolerances for audiometers and standard reference threshold levels for audiometric transducers such as supra-aural, circumaural, and insert earphones; bone vibrators; and loudspeakers.
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S3
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Standard
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68
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Acoustical Society of America
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| ANSI S3.5 : 1997 : R2012 | METHODS FOR CALCULATION OF THE SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY INDEX |
| ASTM F 2504 : 2005 | Standard Practice for Describing System Output of Implantable Middle Ear Hearing Devices |
| MIL-A-36495 Revision A:1975 | AUDIOMETER, GENERAL DIAGNOSTIC |
| MIL-A-37192 Base Document:1975 | AUDIOMETER. AUTOMATIC |
| ANSI S3.21 : 2004 | METHODS FOR MANUAL PURE-TONE THRESHOLD AUDIOMETRY |
| I.S. EN ISO 7029:2017 | ACOUSTICS - STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION OF HEARING THRESHOLDS RELATED TO AGE AND GENDER (ISO 7029:2017) |
| BS EN ISO 389-1:2000 | Acoustics. Reference zero for the calibration of audiometric equipment Reference equivalent threshold sound pressure levels for pure tones and supra-aural earphones |
| ANSI S3.1 : 1999 : R2003 | MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE AMBIENT NOISE LEVELS FOR AUDIOMETRIC TEST ROOMS |
| 17/30333265 DC : 0 | BS EN ISO 389-1 - ACOUSTICS - REFERENCE ZERO FOR THE CALIBRATION OF AUDIOMETRIC EQUIPMENT - PART 1: REFERENCE EQUIVALENT THRESHOLD SOUND PRESSURE LEVELS FOR PURE TONES AND SUPRA-AURAL EARPHONES |
| ANSI S3.21 : 2004 : R2009 | METHODS FOR MANUAL PURE-TONE THRESHOLD AUDIOMETRY |
| ANSI S3.5 : 1997 : R2017 | METHODS FOR CALCULATION OF THE SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY INDEX |
| ASTM E 1704 : 1995 : R2002 | Standard Guide for Specifying Acoustical Performance of Sound-Isolating Enclosures |
| EN ISO 389-1:2000 | Acoustics - Reference zero for the calibration of audiometric equipment - Part 1: Reference equivalent threshold sound pressure levels for pure tones and supra-aural earphones (ISO 389-1:1998) |
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| ANSI S3.1 : 1999 : R2013 | MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE AMBIENT NOISE LEVELS FOR AUDIOMETRIC TEST ROOMS |
| MIL-A-36247 Revision A:1970 | AUDIOMETER, AUTOMATIC |
| CSA Z107.4 : 1986 | PURE TONE AIR CONDUCTION AUDIOMETERS FOR HEARING CONSERVATION AND FOR SCREENING |
| ANSI S3.5 : 1997 : R2007 | METHODS FOR CALCULATION OF THE SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY INDEX |
| I.S. EN ISO 389-1:2018 | ACOUSTICS - REFERENCE ZERO FOR THE CALIBRATION OF AUDIOMETRIC EQUIPMENT - PART 1: REFERENCE EQUIVALENT THRESHOLD SOUND PRESSURE LEVELS FOR PURE TONES AND SUPRA-AURAL EARPHONES (ISO 389-1:2017) |
| ANSI/ASSE A10.46 : 2007 | HEARING LOSS PREVENTION FOR CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WORKERS |
| ANSI S3.50 : 2013 | METHOD FOR EVALUATION OF THE INTELLIGIBILITY OF TEXT-TO-SPEECH SYNTHESIS SYSTEMS |
| ASTM E 1704 : 1995 | Standard Guide for Specifying Acoustical Performance of Sound-Isolating Enclosures |
| ISO 7029:2017 | Acoustics — Statistical distribution of hearing thresholds related to age and gender |
| BS EN ISO 7029:2017 | Acoustics. Statistical distribution of hearing thresholds related to age and gender |
| UNE-EN ISO 7029:2017 | Acoustics - Statistical distribution of hearing thresholds related to age and gender (ISO 7029:2017) |
| EN ISO 7029:2017 | Acoustics - Statistical distribution of hearing thresholds related to age and gender (ISO 7029:2017) |
| ANSI S3.1 : 1999 : R2008 | MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE AMBIENT NOISE LEVELS FOR AUDIOMETRIC TEST ROOMS |
| MIL P 62071 : B | POWER SUPPLY, HIGH VOLTAGE, SOLID STATE, 24 VOLTS, DIRECT CURRENT |
| ASTM F 2504 : 2005 : R2014 | Standard Practice for Describing System Output of Implantable Middle Ear Hearing Devices |
| NFPA 1582 : 2018 | COMPREHENSIVE OCCUPATIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAM FOR FIRE DEPARTMENTS |
| ASTM E 1704 : 1995 : R2018 | Standard Guide for Specifying Acoustical Performance of Sound-Isolating Enclosures |
| ANSI S3.39 : 1987 : R2007 | SPECIFICATIONS FOR INSTRUMENTS TO MEASURE AURAL ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE AND ADMITTANCE (AURAL ACOUSTIC IMMITTANCE) |
| ANSI/ASA S3.7 : 2016 | METHOD FOR MEASUREMENT AND CALIBRATION OF EARPHONES |
| ANSI/ASA S3.39 : 1987(R2012) | SPECIFICATIONS FOR INSTRUMENTS TO MEASURE AURAL ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE AND ADMITTANCE (AURAL ACOUSTIC IMMITTANCE) |
| ANS 3.4 : 2013 | MEDICAL CERTIFICATION AND MONITORING OF PERSONNEL REQUIRING OPERATOR LICENSES FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS |
| ANSI S3.44 : 2016 | DETERMINATION OF OCCUPATIONAL NOISE EXPOSURE AND ESTIMATION OF NOISE-INDUCED HEARING IMPAIRMENT |
| ASTM E 1704 : 1995 : R2010 | Standard Guide for Specifying Acoustical Performance of Sound-Isolating Enclosures |
| ISO 389-1:2017 | Acoustics — Reference zero for the calibration of audiometric equipment — Part 1: Reference equivalent threshold sound pressure levels for pure tones and supra-aural earphones |
| IEC 60318-4:2010 | Electroacoustics - Simulators of human head and ear - Part 4: Occluded-ear simulator for the measurement of earphones coupled to the ear by means of ear inserts |
| ANSI/ASA S3.7 : 2016 | METHOD FOR MEASUREMENT AND CALIBRATION OF EARPHONES |
| ANSI/ASA S1.1:2013 | ACOUSTICAL TERMINOLOGY |
| IEC 60318-6:2007 | Electroacoustics - Simulators of human head and ear - Part 6: Mechanical coupler for the measurement on bone vibrators |
| ISO 389-4:1994 | Acoustics Reference zero for the calibration of audiometric equipment Part 4: Reference levels for narrow-band masking noise |
| ISO 389-7:2005 | Acoustics Reference zero for the calibration of audiometric equipment Part 7: Reference threshold of hearing under free-field and diffuse-field listening conditions |
| IEC 60318-3:2014 | Electroacoustics - Simulators of human head and ear - Part 3: Acoustic coupler for the calibration of supra-aural earphones used in audiometry |
| ANSI S3.13 : 1987 | MECHANICAL COUPLER FOR MEASUREMENT OF BONE VIBRATORS |
| ANSI S1.4 : 1983 | SPECIFICATION FOR SOUND LEVEL METERS |
| IEC 61094-4:1995 | Measurement microphones - Part 4: Specifications for working standard microphones |
| IEC 60601-1:2005+AMD1:2012 CSV | Medical electrical equipment - Part 1: General requirements for basic safety and essential performance |
| ANSI/ASA S3.20 : 2015 | American National Standard Bioacoustical Terminology |
| IEC 60645-1:2017 | Electroacoustics - Audiometric equipment - Part 1: Equipment for pure-tone and speech audiometry |
| ISO 8253-3:2012 | Acoustics Audiometric test methods Part 3: Speech audiometry |
| ISO 389-9:2009 | Acoustics Reference zero for the calibration of audiometric equipment Part 9: Preferred test conditions for the determination of reference hearing threshold levels |
| ISO 389-8:2004 | Acoustics — Reference zero for the calibration of audiometric equipment — Part 8: Reference equivalent threshold sound pressure levels for pure tones and circumaural earphones |
| ISO 389-5:2006 | Acoustics Reference zero for the calibration of audiometric equipment Part 5: Reference equivalent threshold sound pressure levels for pure tones in the frequency range 8 kHz to 16 kHz |
| IEC 60601-1-2:2014 | Medical electrical equipment - Part 1-2: General requirements for basic safety and essential performance - Collateral Standard: Electromagnetic disturbances - Requirements and tests |
| IEC 60318-5:2006 | Electroacoustics - Simulators of human head and ear - Part 5: 2 cm<sup>3</sup> coupler for the measurement of hearing aids and earphones coupled to the ear by means of ear inserts |
| ISO 389-1:1998 | Acoustics Reference zero for the calibration of audiometric equipment Part 1: Reference equivalent threshold sound pressure levels for pure tones and supra-aural earphones |
| ISO 389-6:2007 | Acoustics Reference zero for the calibration of audiometric equipment Part 6: Reference threshold of hearing for test signals of short duration |
| ANSI/ASA S1.26 : 2014 | METHOD FOR CALCULATION OF THE ABSORPTION OF SOUND BY THE ATMOSPHERE |
| ISO 8253-1:2010 | Acoustics Audiometric test methods Part 1: Pure-tone air and bone conduction audiometry |
| ISO 389-2:1994 | Acoustics Reference zero for the calibration of audiometric equipment Part 2: Reference equivalent threshold sound pressure levels for pure tones and insert earphones |
| ISO 389-3:2016 | Acoustics Reference zero for the calibration of audiometric equipment Part 3: Reference equivalent threshold vibratory force levels for pure tones and bone vibrators |
| IEC 60645-2:1993 | Audiometers - Part 2: Equipment for speech audiometry |
| IEC 60268-17:1990 | Sound system equipment. Part 17: Standard volume indicators |
| IEC 60318-1:2009 | Electroacoustics - Simulators of human head and ear - Part 1: Ear simulator for the measurement of supra-aural and circumaural earphones |
| ISO 8253-2:2009 | Acoustics Audiometric test methods Part 2: Sound field audiometry with pure-tone and narrow-band test signals |
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