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Controlled audiological measurements

The 250s and 350s audiology booths allow for accurate, safe and reliable hearing test assessments through the attenuation of background sound, complying with the standard ISO 8253-1 for audiometric test methods to ensure the best testing results.

Each booth is equipped with a silenced ventilation system, maintenance-free LED lighting and a large double-glazed acoustic window to ensure maximum patient comfort whilst the audiometric hearing test is completed.

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Full flexibility

Fully equipped with castors, the pre-assembled 250s booth can be positioned quickly and is designed to fit through a standard doorway. Booths are supplied with an audiometer shelf (250s) and integral jack panel audiometer connections to ensure an integrated facility which is ready to use within minutes of delivery.

Unassembled kit form options (250s and 350s) are available where access is difficult for a pre-assembled booth. The audiology booth can be ordered with either a left or right hand opening to suit your preferences.

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Space saving

Designed to fit through a standard doorway and use as little space as possible, the 250s is engineered to provide sound attenuation with maximum flexibility in most environments, making it the ideal solution for mobile audiometry testing.

The 350s is a larger booth with significantly more internal space. Provided in kit form only, the booth can easily be assembled. This audiology booth also offers complete flexibility with booth order configuration available either as a right or left hand opening, therefore allowing maximum utilisation of available room space.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is an audiometric room?
Primarily designed for clinical applications in hospitals and universities, an audiometric room is a combination of an exam room and a control room. It provides a high degree of isolation on both sides of the double-glazed, laminated safety glass for the audiologist and for the patient.

Puretone and Sound Field (free field) audiometric practices are used to assess the hearing/hearing loss of a patient. Once a hearing loss has been identified in a patient, clinical investigations begin.

Why is an audiometry test performed within a workplace environment?
If a person has been regularly subjected to loud noises within their job role, like a police firearms officer or a factory worker using loud machinery therefore an employee’s hearing should be monitored and checked regularly in order to provide them with appropriate protective equipment. It is also important to assure employees are working correctly and within the appropriate level of hearing ability, that they can hear commands and carry out tasks safely for themselves and their colleagues.
An occupational health specialist would perform a hearing test to the determine the hearing ability of an employee. There are several different types of hearing tests used in audiometry and they can all depend on the employee or the industry they work in.

By law within the UK, a person is protected by the Equality Act 2010 which requires an employer to consider reasonable adjustments within the workplace for deaf or hard of hearing employees. There is government funding available to support employers financially called ‘Access to Work’.

What is audiology?
Audiology is a branch of science that studies hearing, balance, and related disorders. In audiology, audiologists treat those with hearing loss and proactively prevent related damage. By employing various testing strategies, audiologists aim to determine whether someone has normal sensitivity to sounds or if there is some hearing loss.
What does audiometry measure?

An audiometer is used to measure the test subject’s response to different sounds depending on different sound levels, as well as distinguishing speech with or without background noise at different sound levels.

If a person has a sudden loss of hearing ability, a noticeable hearing loss in one or both ears, has a history of ear infections or has recently had surgery to the head, then it is recommended to see a medical professional for a hearing test to check their hearing health is ok.

In audiometry, what are screening and diagnostic tests used for?
A screening hearing test is used to determine if there are signs of a hearing loss, it will record a patient’s reaction to pure tones played. The results of the screening test will then allow the hearing health professional to determine if further examination or tests are required.

A diagnostic test is performed after a failed screening test. It is conducted to find out the extent of the hearing loss. A diagnostic audiometer is used by the audiologist to assess the hearing ability and provides a full evaluation of the patients hearing ability. It will measure how well the patient hears pure tones and understands speech. The test duration usually takes longer than a screening test.

How do audiometry tests work?
With the use of an audiometer, an audiologist or healthcare professional will be able to measure a person’s hearing ability by playing different sounds (for instance tones or speech) with the aim to diagnose a hearing loss which may have been caused by disease or injury. These results are usually displayed or printed on an audiogram.

A hearing test is usually carried out by a specifically trained medical professional like a doctor or nurse, an audiologist or a qualified occupational health professional. These professionals have an excellent understanding of the biology of the ear, the science of hearing and the knowledge to measure and diagnose a patient’s hearing ability.