SPHR 4/588 - Advanced Audiology
dB HL Tutorial

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If an individual's actual pure tone thresholds were reported in dB SPL, the individual interpreting the audiogram would have to remember the normal threshold value at each frequency in order to determine if the actual threshold can be considered normal or indicative of a hearing loss. While this is not an impossible task, an easier approach to reporting pure tone thresholds has been developed. This process involves the use of a normalized decibel scale.