What does PTA stand for?

Pure Tone Average (hearing exams)

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Audiometry has demonstrated a significant decrease in auditory thresholds, however, with his pure tone average decreasing to 46 dB and his SDS decreasing to 80% in the left ear at 2 years post-treatment.

An alternative treatment for facial nerve tumors: short-term results ...

For years, hearing impairment typically has been defined by the unaided pure tone average (PTA) of the air-conduction thresholds at 500, 1,000, and 2,000 Hz.

Prevalence and characteristics of dual sensory impairment (hearing ...

eq] = equivalent continuous noise level (4 dB exchange rate), MS = multiple sclerosis, PTA = pure tone average, RR&D = Rehabilitation Research and Development, SD = standard deviation, SIN = speech in noise, SNR = signal-to-noise ratio, SPL = sound pressure level, VA = Department of Veterans Affairs, VAMC = VA medical center, WRS = word recognition scores.

Some effects of multiple sclerosis on speech perception in noise: ...