Ferraro J A, Ruth R R
Hearing and Speech Department, School of Allied Health, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City 66103.
Am J Otol. 1988 Dec;9 Suppl:57-62.
As the first in a series, the present study was designed to compare and provide a consumer-oriented overview of commercially available auditory evoked potential (AEP) units with a basic price of less than $10,000 (i.e., the "economy" units). The following AEP units fell under this category: Algo-1/Algo-1PLUS, Amplaid MK-10, Nicolet Audit V, Bio-logic PASS, GSI-55, and Modular M-100. Descriptive information and the names and addresses of at least 10 users were solicited from the manufacturers for each of these units. Questionnaires were sent to the users, which asked them to provide information on how their unit was used and to rate some of its features. Results indicate that the economy units generally meet the needs and expectations of the users. They offer the advantages of being easy to use, portable, and reliable. Primary disadvantages relate to lack of flexibility, a problem that could generally be accommodated by upgrading to more sophisticated (and expensive) units.
作为该系列研究的第一篇，本研究旨在对基本价格低于10,000美元的市售听觉诱发电位（AEP）设备（即“经济型”设备）进行比较，并提供以消费者为导向的概述。以下AEP设备属于这一类别：Algo-1/Algo-1PLUS、Amplaid MK-10、Nicolet Audit V、Bio-logic PASS、GSI-55和Modular M-100。针对这些设备中的每一种，我们向制造商索要了描述性信息以及至少10位用户的姓名和地址。我们向用户发放了调查问卷，询问他们设备的使用方式，并对其一些功能进行评分。结果表明，经济型设备总体上满足了用户的需求和期望。它们具有易于使用、便于携带和可靠的优点。主要缺点是缺乏灵活性，不过这一问题通常可以通过升级到更复杂（也更昂贵）的设备来解决。
