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EUROPEAN STANDARDNORME EUROPÉENNEEUROPÄISCHE NORMEN ISO 389-9May 2009ICS 13.140 English VersionAcoustics - Reference zero for the calibration of audiometricequipment - Part 9: Preferred test conditions for thedetermination of reference hearing threshold levels (ISO 389-9:2009)Acoustique - Zéro de référence pour l'étalonnaged'équipements audiométriques - Partie 9: Conditionsd'essai préconisées pour la détermination des niveauxliminaires d'audition de référence (ISO 389-9:2009)Akustik - Standard-Bezugspegel für die Kalibrierungaudiometrischer Geräte - Teil 9: Vorzugs-Messbedingungen zur Bestimmung von Bezugs-Hörschwellenpegeln (ISO 389-9:2009)This European Standard was approved by CEN on 30 April 2009.CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this EuropeanStandard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such nationalstandards may be obtained on application to the CEN Management Centre or to any CEN member.This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translationunder the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN Management Centre has the same status as theofficial versions.CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATIONCOMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATIONEUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNGManagement Centre:
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EN ISO 389-9:2009 (E) 3 Foreword This document (EN ISO 389-9:2009) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 43 "Acoustics" in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 211 “Acoustics”, the secretariat of which is held by DS. This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by November 2009, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by November 2009. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Endorsement notice The text of ISO 389-9:2009 has been approved by CEN as a EN ISO 389-9:2009 without any modification.
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO389-9First edition2009-05-15Acoustics — Reference zero for the calibration of audiometric equipment — Part 9: Preferred test conditions for the determination of reference hearing threshold levels Acoustique — Zéro de référence pour l'étalonnage d'équipements audiométriques — Partie 9: Conditions d'essai préconisées pour la détermination des niveaux liminaires d'audition de référence
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ISO 389-9:2009(E) © ISO 2009 – All rights reserved iiiForeword ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through ISO technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been established has the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work. ISO collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization. International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2. The main task of technical committees is to prepare International Standards. Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. ISO 389-9 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 43, Acoustics. ISO 389 consists of the following parts, under the general title Acoustics — Reference zero for the calibration of audiometric equipment: ⎯ Part 1: Reference equivalent threshold sound pressure levels for pure tones and supra-aural earphones ⎯ Part 2: Reference equivalent threshold sound pressure levels for pure tones and insert earphones ⎯ Part 3: Reference equivalent threshold force levels for pure tones and bone vibrators ⎯ Part 4: Reference levels for narrow-band masking noise ⎯ Part 5: Reference equivalent threshold sound pressure levels for pure tones in the frequency range 8 kHz to 16 kHz ⎯ Part 6: Reference threshold of hearing for test signals of short duration ⎯ Part 7: Reference threshold of hearing under free-field and diffuse-field listening conditions ⎯ Part 8: Reference equivalent threshold sound pressure levels for pure tones and circumaural earphones ⎯ Part 9: Preferred test conditions for the determination of reference hearing threshold levels
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ISO 389-9:2009(E) iv © ISO 2009 – All rights reserved Introduction ISO/TC 43, Acoustics, is responsible for the production of International Standards specifying human hearing thresholds for use in the calibration of audiometric equipment. The Committee bases its work on data from independent laboratories throughout the world. Unfortunately, problems have existed in the past in trying to relate the data from experiments carried out by different laboratories in different parts of the world, all of which have had the same objective, but which lacked a common set of criteria for subject selection, methods of test and reporting of data, etc. ISO/TC 43 has developed this part of ISO 389 in order to collate the data that is being, or will be, produced in the future, and to encourage other laboratories to participate in these activities. The test conditions are aimed at providing guidance to researchers to ensure that the collation of future work is made easier, which in turn ought to lead to a more rapid production of relevant standards.
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 389-9:2009(E) © ISO 2009 – All rights reserved 1Acoustics — Reference zero for the calibration of audiometric equipment — Part 9: Preferred test conditions for the determination of reference hearing threshold levels 1 Scope This part of ISO 389 specifies test conditions for determining the hearing thresholds of subjects for the purpose of establishing standardized values for reference hearing threshold levels. 2 Normative references The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including amendments) applies. ISO 389-1:1998, Acoustics — Reference zero for the calibration of audiometric equipment — Part 1: Reference equivalent threshold sound pressure levels for pure tones and supra-aural earphones1) ISO 389-2, Acoustics — Reference zero for the calibration of audiometric equipment — Part 2: Reference equivalent threshold sound pressure levels for pure tones and insert earphones1) ISO 389-3, Acoustics — Reference zero for the calibration of audiometric equipment — Part 3: Reference equivalent threshold force levels for pure tones and bone vibrators ISO 389-6, Acoustics — Reference zero for the calibration of audiometric equipment — Part 6: Reference threshold of hearing for test signals of short duration ISO 389-7, Acoustics — Reference zero for the calibration of audiometric equipment — Part 7: Reference threshold of hearing under free-field and diffuse-field listening conditions ISO 389-8, Acoustics — Reference zero for the calibration of audiometric equipment — Part 8: Reference equivalent threshold sound pressure levels for pure tones and circumaural earphones ISO 8253-1:—2), Acoustics — Audiometric test methods — Part 1: Basic pure-tone air and bone conduction threshold audiometry ISO 8253-2:—3), Acoustics — Audiometric test methods — Part 2: Sound field audiometry with pure tone and narrow-band test signals
1) Under revision. 2) To be published. (Revision of ISO 8253-1:1989) 3) To be published. (Revision of ISO 8253-2:1992) SIST EN ISO 389-9:2009
ISO 389-9:2009(E) 2 © ISO 2009 – All rights reserved ISO/IEC Guide 98-3, Uncertainty of measurement — Part 3: Guide to the expression of uncertainty in measurement (GUM:1995) IEC 60318-1, Electroacoustics — Simulators of human head and ear — Part 1: Ear simulator for the calibration of supra-aural and circumaural earphones 4) IEC 60318-3, Electroacoustics — Simulators of human head and ear — Part 3: Acoustic coupler for the calibration of supra-aural earphones used in audiometry IEC 60318-4, Electroacoustics — Simulators of human head and ear — Part 4: Occluded-ear simulator for the measurement of earphones coupled to the ear by ear inserts 5) IEC 60318-5, Electroacoustics — Simulators of human head and ear — Part 5: 2 cm3 coupler for the measurement of hearing aids and earphones coupled to the ear by means of ear inserts IEC 60318-6, Electroacoustics — Simulators of human head and ear — Part 6: Mechanical coupler for the measurement of bone vibrators IEC 60645-1:2001, Electroacoustics — Audiological equipment — Part 1: Pure-tone audiometers IEC 60645-3:2007, Electroacoustics — Audiometric equipment — Part 3: Test signals of short duration IEC 60645-4, Audiometers — Part 4: Equipment for extended high-frequency audiometry 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO 8253-1 and ISO 389-6 apply. 4 Test conditions 4.1 Test subjects 4.1.1 At least 25 subjects shall participate, both males and females, preferably represented in equal numbers. 4.1.2 The subjects shall be in the age range 18 years to 25 years inclusive. 4.1.3 The subjects shall be otologically normal, i.e. be in a normal state of health, be free from all signs or symptoms of ear disease and from obstructing wax in the ear canals, and have no history of undue exposure to noise, exposure to potentially ototoxic drugs or familial hearing loss. Minimum information to be collected is given in Annex A. 4.1.4 Tympanometry shall be performed at the beginning of each test session. Hearing threshold measurements shall be performed only if a middle ear pressure in the range ± 50 daPa has been obtained. 4.2 Maximum ambient noise levels 4.2.1 The acoustic environment in which the test subjects are located during testing shall fulfil the requirements given in ISO 8253-1:—, 11.1 and 11.2 for measurement of hearing levels down to −10 dB with a maximum uncertainty of +2 dB due to ambient noise. The requirements for 8 kHz shall also be applied to the one-third-octave bands from 10 kHz to 16 kHz.
4) To be published. (Revision of IEC 60318-1:1998 and IEC 60318-2:1998) 5) To be published. (Revision of IEC 60711:1981) SIST EN ISO 389-9:2009
ISO 389-9:2009(E) © ISO 2009 – All rights reserved 34.2.2 For typical current supra-aural earphones with sound attenuation as given in ISO 8253-1:—, Table 3, conformance with the requirement of 4.2.1 means that noise levels shall be at least 10 dB below the levels given in ISO 8253-1:—, Table 2. 4.2.3 If the sound attenuation provided by the actual earphone differs from the values given in ISO 8253-1:—, Table 3, the maximum permissib
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