Patent Document ID: 20020078750
Application ID: 10027518
Patent Flag: 0

Claim One:
1. A method of screening individuals for audio perception problems, the method comprising the steps of: a) selecting a target sound stimulus and a mask sound stimulus such that a starting level of the target sound stimulus is sufficiently large relative to a starting level of the mask sound stimulus is sufficient so that individuals with normal audio perception can detect the target sound stimulus in the presence of the mask sound stimulus when the target sound stimulus is separated from the mask sound stimulus by at least a prescribed interstimulus interval (ISI); b) changing the target sound stimulus level relative to the mask sound stimulus level by a prescribed amount; c) producing the target sound stimulus and the mask sound stimulus with the changed target sound stimulus level while maintaining the prescribed ISI; d) determining whether the individual can detect the target sound stimulus; e) if the individual cannot detect the target sound stimulus signal then repeating the steps b) through d) until the individual can detect the target sound stimulus.