High-Frequency Audiometry above 8000 Hz

Auditory sensitivity for 8, 10, 12, 16, 18, & 20 kHz was examined in 41 female university students, to determine the feasibility of high frequency testing using procedures routinely employed in clinical audiometry, & to collect normative data using this procedure on a young adult population. A modified Hughson-Westlake procedure was employed & thresholds were obtained for both ears in each S. For the 20 kHz tone, only 52% were able to respond. Statistical analysis revealed no significant threshold differences between right or left ears for all Ss at any frequency. The approach provided reliable thresholds & was found to be clinically feasible. The results of this study were in general overall agreement with previous studies. (3 Tables) Modified HA