Ten Test; Quicksin - Interacoustics Affinity 2.0 Additional Information

1.7.14 TEN test

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Until recently, the TEN(HL) test f or 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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Af f inity /Equinox Suites.
If dead regions are present, it may have important implications f or f itting hearing aids and f or predicting the
likely benef it of hearing aids. When a patient has a dead region, there may be little or no benef it f rom
hearing aid amplif ication f or f requencies inside the dead region (Moore 2009). For more inf ormation
regarding the TEN test please ref er to Appendix 1.
Required items:
The Af f inity 2.0 hardware
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Licensed AC440 Audiometry module within your Af f inity
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Calibrated Headphones or insert phones
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A patient response button
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Test procedure
The TEN Test is perf ormed according to the methods described by Brian Moore. Please ref er to Appendix 1.

1.7.15 QuickSIN

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Dif f iculty with hearing in background noise is a common complaint among hearing aid users. Theref ore, the
measurement of SNR loss (signal-to-noise ratio loss) is important because a person's ability to understand
speech in noise cannot be reliably predicted f rom the pure tone audiogram. The QuickSIN test was
developed to provide a quick estimate of SNR loss. A list of six sentences with f ive key words per sentence
is presented in f our-talker babble noise. The sentences are presented at pre-recorded signal-to-noise ratios
which decrease in 5-dB steps f rom 25 (very easy) to 0 (extremely dif f icult). The SNRs used are: 25, 20, 15,
10, 5 and 0, encompassing normal to severely impaired perf ormance in noise. For more inf ormation, please
ref er to Etymotic Research's QuickSIN
Required items:
• The Af f inity 2.0 hardware
Licensed AC440 Audiometry module within your Af f inity
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Calibrated Headphones, insert phones or Free-Field Speakers
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TEN test requires an additional license.
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QuickSIN requires an additional license.
D-0004576-Q – 2022/05
Affinity/Equinox2.0 – Additional Information
Speech-in-Noise Test manual, version 1.3.
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hardware with TEN f unctionality
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2.0 hardware
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