THE EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE ON ACOUSTIC RHINOMETRY

Citation
Jp. Corey et al., THE EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE ON ACOUSTIC RHINOMETRY, American journal of rhinology, 10(4), 1996, pp. 247-249
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Otorhinolaryngology
ISSN journal
10506586
Volume
10
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
247 - 249
Database
ISI
SICI code
1050-6586(1996)10:4<247:TEOENO>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
Acoustic Rhinometry (AR) evaluates the geometry of the nasal cavity by means of acoustic reflections. Since it is a recently developed testi ng procedure, little is known about the various environmental factors that may affect measurements made with this technique. The acoustic si gnal generated from the source and received by the microphone(s) withi n the system are audible tones. The system is currently operated in or dinary office settings. Therefore, other noise present in the testing environment may interfere with test measurements. This study evaluates the effects of different sources of environmental noise on Acoustic R hinometry measurements.