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Publication CODE Title
IEC 60318-8:2022 (2022-04) ELECTROACOUSTICS - SIMULATORS OF HUMAN HEAD AND EAR - PART 8: ACOUSTIC COUPLER FOR HIGH-FREQUENCY MEASUREMENTS OF HEARING AIDS AND EARPHONES COUPLED TO THE EAR BY MEANS OF EAR INSERTS
 
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Description
IEC 60318-8:2022 describes an acoustic coupler for loading a hearing aid or insert earphone with a specified acoustic impedance when testing its acoustic performance, in the frequency range up to 16 kHz. It is suitable for air-conduction hearing aids and earphones, coupled to the ear by means of ear inserts, earmoulds or similar devices.
The acoustic coupler does not simulate the human ear. However, it has an effective volume of only 0,4 cm3, which is small enough not to produce significant resonances in the coupler in the frequency range below 16 kHz. Therefore, it will load the earphone with a known acoustic impedance, which allows repeatable measurements with low uncertainty to be obtained on earphones used in extended high-frequency audiometry.
Class  C990  (IEC PUBLICATIONS IEC PUBLICATIONS)
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Status
Status IEC PUBLICATION
Situation Currently active
Origin
Committee TC 29
ELECTROACOUSTICS
Responsible Ir DELENS Marc
Approval
BEC Approval 2022-04-07
ICS-Code (International Standards Classification) 17.140.50
NBN Status New
IEC publication date 2022-04-07
IEC stability date 2024-12-31
IEC file modification date 2022-04-07
IEC last modification date 2022-04-07