Ten Test - Interacoustics Affinity 2.0 Additional Information

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Affinity Additional Information

1.7.14 TEN Test

Until recently, the TEN(HL) test for diagnosing dead regions in the cochlea could only be conducted by use
of a compact disc player connected to an audiometer. Now, the test has been implemented within the
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Affinity /Equinox Suites.
If dead regions are present it may have important implications for fitting hearing aids and for predicting the
likely benefit of hearing aids. When a patient has a dead region, there may be little or no benefit from
hearing aid amplification for frequencies inside the dead region (Moore 2009). For more information
regarding the TEN test please refer to Appendix 3.
Required Items:
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The Affinity hardware
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Licensed AC440 Audiometry module within your Affinity
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Calibrated Headphones or insert phones
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A patient response button
Test Procedure
The TEN Test is performed according to the methods described by Brian Moore. Please refer to Appendix 3.
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TEN test requires an additional license.
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hardware with TEN functionality
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