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GSI AudioStar Pro Instructions for Use
BKB-SIN
Presentation Level
For standard SNR Loss testing the BKB-SIN Test should be presented at a relatively high
level (loud, but below discomfort). Normative data on normal-hearing adults and normal-
hearing children were collected using binaural presentation via insert earphones, at a
presentation level of 70 dB HL (83 dB SPL). Normative data on adult cochlear implant users
were collected using a 65 dB SPL presentation level in sound field (equivalent to 50 dB HL
at 0 degrees azimuth).
Test Instructions
"You will hear a man talking to you through the earphones (or loudspeaker). He is going to
say "Ready" and then he'll say a sentence. Repeat the sentence the man says. You will hear
other talkers in the background. Don't pay any attention to them; just repeat what the man
says. The background talkers will get louder, and then it will be hard for you to hear the
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