DIGITAL PEDIATRIC FREE FIELD AUDIOMETER MODEL AP - 2

DIGITAL PEDIATRIC FREE FIELD AUDIOMETER MODEL AP - 2 

1.  DIGITALLY controlled tones and attenuation 
2. Testing of children from the age of three months
3. can also be used for adults for "Quick-check"
4. Free-free-filed screening audiometry.
5. Available with testing levels from 90dB to 30dB or 80dB to 20dB free filed
6. Warble tone for easy analysis
7. Fully calibrated for free-filed audiometry
8. COR and VRA tests
9. Touch-switches for light and tone
10. L.E.D. indication of attention and frequency
11. one hand operation
12. Automatically switches off if left unused, thus extending battery life.
13. Uses ordinary standard penlite batteries replaceable in the filed by anyone
14. Also works on 220v (OR 110V) AC mains with an ordinary battery eliminator
15. Light weight, hand-held design 
16. Tough vaccum-formed ABS housing for rough handing   
17. Drop-proof
18. Heat-proof

DESCRIPTION OF THREE TESTS WITH THE PEDIATRIC AUDIOMETER AP - 2

CORAUDIOMETRY

The DIGITAL pediatric audiometer AP-2 can perform conditioned orientation reflex based on a technique describe by suzuki and ogiba (1961). The phenomenon called "orientation reflex" is not a learned response, but a natural reflex movement elicited by sound or visual stimulation. if the sound visual stimulation elicits a reflex, and the reflex is conditioned by a tone, the child will look towards the visual stimulation, e.g.flashing light; as soon as the tone is heard. if the co conditioning effective the child will look in the direction of the sound source, even before the visual stimulation is presented. the COR method is based on co-operation with the child.

VRATEST

The DIGITAL pediatric audiometer AP-2 can perform visual reinforcement audiometry (Liden and kankkunen 1969), which is extension and modification of COR, where the co-operation with the child is less important. Liden and kankkunen accept not oniy the sound localization orientation reflex but also four other reactions; reflex reactions (body and face), search reaction, orientation and spontaneous reactions.

APRTEST

The DIGITAL pediatric audiometer AP - 2 can also elicit the Auro palperal reflex (APR) which is a contraction of the muscles surrounding the eyes. The preferred stimulation is 4000 Hz warble tone. 80 db HL intensity level is normal sufficient for most sleeping infants (Downs and steritt, 1967)

INSTRUMENT CONDITIONING

When the child has reached age of two to three years, the so called instrument conditioning in testing children can be used i.e.teaching the child to react in certain way on sound stimuli. For this purpose ARPHI has "peep-show" toy based on play-audiometry.

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