Recognized standard

S3.4-2007 (Reaffirmed 2020)

FDA recognition 4-162 · ANSI · Dental/ENT

Key facts

Recognition number 4-162
Designation S3.4-2007 (Reaffirmed 2020)
Title American National Standard Procedure for the Computation of Loudness of Steady Sounds
Standards developer American National Standards Institute
Specialty area Dental/ENT
Date of entry Jan 14, 2019
Device classes Class 1, Class 2, Class 3
Scope (excerpt) This standard specifies a procedure for calculating the monaural and binaural loudness of steady sounds as perceived by listeners with normal hearing. The procedure is based on the spectra of the sounds. The possible sounds include simple and complex tones (both harmonic and inharmonic), bands of…

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