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American Journal of Audiology Vol.16 145-148 December 2007. doi:10.1044/1059-0889(2007/018)
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Research and Technology | Article

Response Method in Audiometry

Jeffrey J. DiGiovanni and Jennifer N. Repka

Ohio University, Athens

Contact author: Jeffrey J. DiGiovanni, W222 Grover Center, School of Hearing, Speech, and Language Sciences, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701. E-mail: digiovan{at}ohio.edu.

Purpose: This study compared the speed, false-alarm rate, and participant preference of different response methods (raising a hand, pushing a response button, and giving an oral response) for measuring pure-tone thresholds.

Method: Thirty female university students with normal hearing participated. Response method order was randomly assigned to 6 different groups. Air-conduction thresholds were measured twice for each response method for each participant in octave intervals between 250 Hz and 8000 Hz. The 2nd threshold measurements were performed on a different day but within 2 weeks of the initial measurement.

Results: A significant difference was found when comparing the amount of time necessary to complete the test for each response method. On average, it took about 1 min less when using the push-button response than when using hand-raise or verbal response methods. There was also a significant participant preference for using the response button. No significant difference between response method for threshold level and number of false positives was found.

Conclusion: This study supports the use of the response button when measuring auditory thresholds for young adults with normal hearing.

Key Words: audiometry, response method, threshold






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