The phrase "average hearing level" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to audiology, hearing assessments, or discussions about sound perception.
Example: "The study measured the average hearing level of participants to determine the impact of noise exposure."
Alternatives: "mean hearing level" or "typical hearing level".
The mean hearing level (dB HL) was calculated by averaging all thresholds for both ears measured in PTA from 125 Hz to 8 kHz.
We also found 12 high-noise exposed workers withigh-noise exposed impairment defined by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA 1981), workerss an average hearing threshold level (HTL) of 25 dB at 1,000, 2,000, and 3,000 Hz.
Average hearing loss levels were also calculated for each group.
We used the average of hearing levels at 2, 3 and 4 kHz instead of high frequencies, which is the OSHA "recordable hearing loss" case definition and the standard metric of hearing loss progression.
We defined hearing impairment as the pure-tone average >25 decibels hearing level of pure-tone thresholds at low/mid (500, 1,000, and 2,000 Hz) and high (3,000, 4,000, 6,000, and 8,000 Hz) frequencies.
We defined hearing impairment as the pure-tone average >25 dB hearing level of pure-tone thresholds at low/mid-frequencies (500; 1,000; and 2,000 Hz) and high frequencies (3,000; 4,000; 6,000; and 8,000 Hz) and identified independent risk factors using logistic regression.
Understand that hearing aids do not give hard-of-hearing people average hearing.
20 The hearing scores were computed as pure-tone average on the worse ear for three independent mean values: (1) low-frequency hearing level (250 and 500 Hz), (2) medium-frequency hearing level (1000 and 2000 Hz) and (3) high-frequency hearing level (3000, 4000, 6000 and 8000 Hz).
Auditory stimuli were presented at a comfortable hearing level (60 dB, on average).
For each patient, a Pure Tone Average hearing threshold (PTA dBHL) was estimated from the hearing levels at 0.5, 1, 2, and 4 kHz.
Mean hearing thresholds were defined as: (i) low-frequency hearing level (250 and 500 Hz, thresholds averaged over frequencies and both ears); (ii) mid-frequency hearing level (1000 and 2000 Hz); and (iii) high-frequency hearing level (3000, 4000, 6000 and 8000 Hz).
