These application notes can be used as a quick guide to perform specific tasks while using IHS hardware and software.
Bone Conduction testing can help determine the amount and type of hearing loss at specific frequencies, (i.e. hearing threshold), and the presence of any air-bone gap. ABR Bone Conduction testing can provide information about existing conductive hearing problems in the ear canal or middle ear. This Smart Note outlines some suggestions for the use of SmartEP to acquire bone conduction ABR in the Duet, USB, and USBLite platforms.
The HL or Hearing Level scale can be used to easily compare the hearing level differences between test subjects in the same population category. In human populations, this corrected scale is usually determined by the acquisition of behavioral thresholds. However, in cases where the population being tested cannot interactively provide threshold information, it may be necessary to find the normal expected ABR hearing threshold using electrophysiological responses. This Smart Note… Read More »Estimating electrophysiological threshold using SmartEP
Learn the how to use the IHS chirp stimuli in SmartEP and SmartEP-ASSR software. This Smart Note includes suggested acquisition settings for the acquisition of both ABR and ASSR waveforms. This guidance applies for the Duet, USB, USBLite, and Solo hardware platforms.
Learn the process of using the SmartEP software for the acquisition of click evoked ABR waveforms. This Smart Note includes information about electrode placement, acquisition parameters, and peak markings. This guidance applies for the Duet, USB, USBLite, and Solo hardware platforms.
The following Smart Note covers some suggestions for electrode montages when using the 2 channel optical amplifier for the Universal Smart Box platform. Includes descriptions and images of usual electrode placements for use while acquiring auditory evoked responses such as ECochG and ABR.
The following Smart Note covers the basic steps for acquiring AEP responses, when using the SmartEP software. These steps apply to SmartEP when used with the Duet, USB, USBLite, and Solo hardware platforms.
The following Smart Note covers the basics for the acquisition of DPOAE responses using the SmartDPOAE software. Topics includes recommendations for probe usage, test settings, result analysis. SmartDPOAE is available for the Duet, USB, and USBLite hardware platforms.
The following Smart Note covers the basic concepts for the acquisition of ASSR using the SmartEP-ASSR software. Topics includes suggested recommendations for electrode placement, testing strategies, test settings, and result analysis. SmartEP-ASSR is available for the Duet, USB, USBLite, and Solo hardware platforms
The following Smart Note covers the basics concepts for use of the PetScreener software for the acquisition of Auditory Brainstem Responses, with may help diagnose certain auditory conditions in pets and other animals. Information includes suggested guidance for electrode placement, test protocol creation, and analysis.
The following Smart Note covers general information for the acquisition of distortion product and transient evoked otoacoustic emission responses. The information includes suggested test parameters, as well as guidance for probe placement, for use with SmartDPOAE and SmartTrOAE software.