We still test hearing about the same way today as in the birth of Audiology in the years after WW2. The name “Pure-tone-audiometry” was implemented in the early 70’s, when there was a need for a global standardization. There has been only one Nobel Prize awarded in the field of Audiology.

The need for a new audiometry has been evident for quite some time. This quote from Schuknecht & Gacek is from 1993 “The pure-tone audiogram can show normal auditory thresholds with only 10% of auditory fibers intact.” This statement points directly to the fact that pure-tone-audiometry is based on measurements in silence, while a lot of our auditory fibers are constructed to help us hear one sound over other competing sounds.

To rethink Audiology as a whole is no longer a possibility it is a necessity. Sørnes will talk about Hearoll Medical Inc’s work towards a better and more relevant hearing assessment.