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I have an audiometer and regular headphones that I use to conduct annual audiometric testing. Can’t I just use the equipment I already have to measure a PAR?

April 26, 2017annual audiometer audiometric conduct equipment headphones measure regular Testing

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I have an audiometer and regular headphones that I use to conduct annual audiometric testing. Can’t I just use the equipment I already have to measure a PAR?

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This idea has been around for decades. The problem is that placing regular headphones on the outer ear will affect the fit of the earplugs in the ear canal. This means that the measured PAR will not be accurate to some degree. The measured PAR could be off by a little or a lot, but it will be inaccurate. The whole idea behind INTEGRAfit and the design of the INTEGRAfit headset is to develop a method to accurately measure PAR; a method that is both scientifically valid and legally defensible.