LOINC long common name : PhenX - audiogram hearing test protocol 200101;
LOINC short name : Audiogram hearing test proto;
LOINC description : The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2008-2009 audiometry
protocol tests the examinee's hearing threshold (in decibels, dB) at 7 frequencies
in a soundproof room. Examinees are asked a series of exclusionary questions, undergo
an outer-ear examination (otoscopy), and then have the mobility of their eardrum tested
(acoustic immittance). Pure tone signals are then presented to each ear through earphones
and the intensity of the signals is varied until the level is identified at which
the person is just able to hear the sound. An audiogram should be conducted in a soundproof
room or booth to permit accurate hearing threshold measurements. Although the 2009-2010
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) conducts pure tone audiometry
on individuals ages 12-19 years and older than 70 years, previous versions of the
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey have performed this procedure on
children as young as 4 years and adults of all ages.;