loudness balance
1alternate loudness balance test — (for hearing) a test done with pure tones that compares the loudness perceived in one ear with that perceived in the other, with the frequency kept constant …
2monaural loudness balance test — (for hearing) MLB test; a test that measures recruitment in bilateral sensorineural hearing loss; the loudness sensation at impaired frequencies is compared with that at normal frequencies …
3alternate binaural loudness balance test — (for hearing) comparison of the intensity levels at which a given pure tone sounds equally loud to the normal ear and the ear with hearing loss; done to determine recruitment with unilateral sensorineural loss. Called also ABLB t …
4balance — balanceable, adj. /bal euhns/, n., v., balanced, balancing. n. 1. a state of equilibrium or equipoise; equal distribution of weight, amount, etc. 2. something used to produce equilibrium; counterpoise. 3. mental steadiness or emotional stability; …
5balance — bal•ance [[t]ˈbæl əns[/t]] n. v. anced, anc•ing 1) a state of equilibrium or equipoise; equal distribution of weight, amount, etc 2) something used to produce equilibrium; counterpoise 3) the ability to maintain bodily equilibrium 4) mental or… …
6ear, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction organ of hearing and equilibrium that detects and analyzes noises by transduction (or the conversion of sound waves into electrochemical impulses) and maintains the sense of balance (equilibrium). The human ear, like …
7test — 1. To prove; to try a substance; to determine the chemical nature of a substance by means of reagents. 2. A method of examination, as to determine the presence or absence of a definite disease or of some substance in any of the fluids, tissues,… …
8ABLB — alternate binaural loudness balance * * * alternate binaural loudness balance; see under test …
9ABLB — Der Fowler Test (ABLB Test, Alternate Binaural Loudness Balance Test) ist eine audiometrische Methode der Hals Nasen Ohrenheilkunde, mit der das Lautheitsempfinden des Gehörs beider Ohren verglichen wird. Der Fowler Test kann nur bei einer… …
10ABLB-Test — Der Fowler Test (ABLB Test, Alternate Binaural Loudness Balance Test) ist eine audiometrische Methode der Hals Nasen Ohrenheilkunde, mit der das Lautheitsempfinden des Gehörs beider Ohren verglichen wird. Der Fowler Test kann nur bei einer… …