EN ISO 389-7:2019

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-februar-2020
Nadomešča:
SIST EN ISO 389-7:2006
SIST EN ISO 389-7:2006/A1:2016
Akustika - Referenčna ničla za umerjanje avdiometrov - 7. del: Referenčni prag
slišnosti v razmerah prostega in difuznega zvočnega polja (ISO 389-7:2019)
Acoustics - Reference zero for the calibration of audiometric equipment - Part 7:
Reference threshold of hearing under free-field and diffuse-field listening conditions (ISO
389-7:2019)
Acoustique - Zéro de référence pour l'étalonnage d'équipements audiométriques - Partie
7: Niveau liminaire de référence dans des conditions d'écoute en champ libre et en
champ diffus (ISO 389-7:2019)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 389-7:2019
ICS:
13.140 Vpliv hrupa na ljudi Noise with respect to human
beings
17.140.01 Akustična merjenja in Acoustic measurements and
blaženje hrupa na splošno noise abatement in general
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN ISO 389-7
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
November 2019
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 13.140 Supersedes EN ISO 389-7:2005
English Version
Acoustics - Reference zero for the calibration of
audiometric equipment - Part 7: Reference threshold of
hearing under free-field and diffuse-field listening
conditions (ISO 389-7:2019)
Acoustique - Zéro de référence pour l'étalonnage
d'équipements audiométriques - Partie 7: Niveau
liminaire de référence dans des conditions d'écoute en
champ libre et en champ diffus (ISO 389-7:2019)
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European foreword . 3

European foreword
This document (EN ISO 389-7:2019) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 43 "Acoustics"
in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 211 “Acoustics” the secretariat of which is held by
DIN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by May 2020, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by May 2020.
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patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN ISO 389-7:2005.
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following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the
United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 389-7:2019 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 389-7:2019 without any modification.

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 389-7
Third edition
2019-10
Acoustics — Reference zero for
the calibration of audiometric
equipment —
Part 7:
Reference threshold of hearing under
free-field and diffuse-field listening
conditions
Acoustique — Zéro de référence pour l'étalonnage d'équipements
audiométriques —
Partie 7: Niveau liminaire de référence dans des conditions d'écoute
en champ libre et en champ diffus
Reference number
ISO 389-7:2019(E)
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ISO 389-7:2019(E)
Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Specification . 2
Annex A (informative) Notes on the derivation of the reference thresholds of hearing .5
Bibliography .10
ISO 389-7:2019(E)
Foreword
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This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 43, Acoustics.
This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition (ISO 389-7:2005), which has been technically
revised to incorporate the Amendment ISO 389-7:2005/Amd.1:2016. The main changes compared to
the previous edition are as follows:
— the reference thresholds of hearing at 20 Hz under the conditions of free-field and diffuse-field
listening and the reference threshold of hearing at 18 000 Hz under the condition of free-field
listening were recalculated using additional experimental data;
— the Bibliography was updated.
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ISO 389-7:2019(E)
Introduction
In some audiological applications, the test signals are delivered by means of loudspeakers, either in a
free sound field or in a diffuse sound field. This document specifies the reference zero for the calibration
of audiometric equipment used for sound field audiometry. Corresponding audiometric test methods
are specified in ISO 8253-1 and ISO 8253-2.
In common with other subjective phenomena, the threshold of hearing varies in detail from person
to person but, for a group of otologically normal persons within a restricted age range, values for
the central tendency can be determined to characterize the group. This document and other parts of
ISO 389 specify threshold data applicable to otologically normal persons in the age range from 18 years
to 25 years.
The data specified in this document relate to
a) pure tones heard under conditions of binaural listening in free progressive plane waves with
the subject directly facing the source of sound (frontal incidence), and with the sound pressure
level measured in the free progressive wave at the centre position of the listener’s head with the
listener absent;
b) one-third-octave bands of (white or pink) noise heard under conditions of binaural listening in a
diffuse sound field with the sound pressure level measured in the sound field at the centre position
of the listener’s head with the listener absent.
For frequencies up to 8 kHz, each set of data may be equally applied to any other bands of (white or
pink) noise for which the bandwidth is less than the critical bandwidth.
The data are based on an assessment of technical information provided by laboratories in different
countries representing the most reliable data available at the time. For information, a note on the
derivation of the reference values and the origin of the data is given in Annex A.
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 389-7:2019(E)
Acoustics — Reference zero for the calibration of
audiometric equipment —
Part 7:
Reference threshold of hearing under free-field and
diffuse-field listening conditions
1 Scope
This document specifies a reference threshold of hearing for the calibration of audiometric equipment
used under the following conditions.
a) The sound field in the absence of the listener consists of either a free progressive plane wave (free
field) or a diffuse sound field, as specified in ISO 8253-2. In the case of a free field, the source of
sound is directly in front of the listener (frontal incidence).
b) The sound signals are pure (sinusoidal) tones in the case of free-field conditions and one-third-
octave bands of (white or pink) noise in the case of diffuse-field conditions.
c) The sound pressure level is measured in the absence of the listener at the position where the centre
of the listener’s head would be.
d) Listening is binaural.
NOTE 1 Correction values for the threshold of hearing under free-field listening conditions and selected
angles of sound incidence (45° and 90°) deviating from frontal incidence are given in ISO 8253-2 for information.
NOTE 2 Other conditions are given in Reference [1].
The data are given in numerical form for the preferred frequencies in the one-third-octave series
from 20 Hz to 16 000 Hz inclusive in accordance with ISO 266 and, in addition, for some intermediate
audiometric frequencies up to 18 000 Hz.
The threshold data differ from the audiometric zero specified in ISO 389-1, ISO 389-2, ISO 389-5 and
ISO 389-8, since the latter refer to monaural listening through earphon
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