'Pure-tone audiometry' is used in the British military medical examinations to measure 'auditory fitness-for-duty'. The ability to hear individual tones of different frequencies in quiet surroundings ...

Researchers at the University of Southampton have devised a new hearing test for military personnel that they hope will better assess whether soldiers have sufficient hearing ability to be safe and ...

The current measure of 'auditory fitness-for-duty' used in British military medical examinations is 'pure-tone audiometry', which assesses the ability to hear individual tones of different frequencies ...

Gadolinium-enhanced delayed inner ear magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) improves diagnostic accuracy for Meniere disease (MD) and delayed endolymphatic hydrops (DEH), according to a study published ...

‘Medic!’, ‘Hold fire!’ and grid references are amongst the highest priorities for soldiers to be able to hear while on duty, according to new research. Researchers have asked serving personnel to rank ...

In this section, a number of acoustic and psychoacoustic principles are applied to the clinical measurement of hearing ability. Hearing ability is described in Chapter 2 and summarized in Figure 2.10 ...

RESEARCHERS at the University of Southampton have devised a new test for military personnel that they hope will better assess whether soldiers have sufficient hearing ability to be safe and effective ...