NOISE-INDUCED HEARING LOSS SUSCEPTIBILITY TEST METHOD AND TEST APPARATUS

摘要

An audiometric test method is provided where a noise stress test is applied to a subject, during the application of the noise stress test measuring one or more indicators reflecting a subject's purinergic hearing adaptation to noise exposure. The measured indicators are analysed to quantify degree of change and rate of change of the subject's purinergic hearing adaptation to noise exposure. An audiometric test system and audiometer configured to perform the test is also provided.