AS/NZS 1088.

9:1995

Australian/New Zealand Standard

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Hearing aids

Part 9: Immunity requirements

and methods of measurement
for hearing aids exposed to
radiofrequency fields in the
frequency range 300 MHz to 3 GHz
 AS/NZS 1088.9:1995

This Joint Australian/New Zealand Standard was prepared by Joint Technical

Committee TE/3, Electromagnetic Interference. It was approved on behalf of the
Council of Standards Australia on 10 May 1995 and on behalf of the Council of
Standards New Zealand on 15 May 1995. It was published on 5 July 1995.

The following interests are represented on Committee TE/3:

Association of Consulting Engineers, Australia
Association of New Zealand Electrical Appliance Distributors
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Australia Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers Association
Australian Information Industry Association
Australian Telecommunications Authority
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Consumer Electronics Suppliers Association, Australia

CSIRO—Division of Applied Physics, Australia
Department of Communications and the Arts, Australia
Department of Defence, Australia
Electrical Compliance Testing Association, Australia
Electricity Supply Association of Australia
Federation of Australian Commercial Television Stations
Federation of Australian Radio Broadcasters
Ministry of Commerce, Communications Division, New Zealand
National Standards Commission, Australia
Optus Communications
Public Transport Corporation (Melbourne)
Society of Automotive Engineers, Australia
Spectrum Management Agency, Australia
Telecom Australia
Wireless Institute of Australia
Additional interests participating in preparation of Standard:
National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Australia Acoustical Society
Better Hearing Australia
National Acoustic Laboratories
Phonak Australia

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 AS/NZS 1088.9:1995

Australian/New Zealand Standard

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Hearing aids

Part 9: Immunity requirements

and methods of measurement
for hearing aids exposed to
radiofrequency fields in the
frequency range 300 MHz to 3 GHz

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STANDARDS AUSTRALIA
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STANDARDS NEW ZEALAND

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PREFACE

This Standard was prepared by the Joint Standards Australia / Standards New Zealand
Committee TE/3 on Electromagnetic Interference with input from Subcommittee AV/3/3
on Audiology as one of a series of Standards intended to facilitate the control of
electromagnetic emissions and immunity of electrical and electronic equipment.
It specifically deals with immunity levels for hearing aids with acoustic outputs. This
requirement arises from the evidence that a number of electromagnetic emitters which
may operate in the vicinity of hearing aids interact with them, resulting in acoustic
interference to the hearing aid user.
Currently no international Standard is in place to fulfil this requirement. The Committee
proceeded with this publication on the basis that the widespread introduction of personal
radiocommunication systems using amplitude modulation of the carrier indicates a need
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for specification and standardized methods of measurement. It is the intention of the

Committee to review this Standard as soon as an international Standard becomes available
with a view to adopting the international version.
This Standard describes immunity requirements; methods of setting up the hearing aid and
the radiofrequency fields; as well as describing how the controls of the hearing aid should
be set and how the output should be measured.
At the time of publication, the referenced editions indicated in this Standard were valid.
All normative documents are subject to revision, and parties to agreements based on this
Standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions
of the normative documents. Members of IEC and ISO maintain registers of currently
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CONTENTS
Page
1 SCOPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. .. ... ............ 4
2 REFERENCED AND RELATED DOCUMENTS ... .. .. .. .. ... ......... 4
3 DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... .. ... ... .. ..... .... 4
4 CLASSIFICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... ... .. .. .. .. ... ... 5
5 IMMUNITY LIMITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ ... .. .. .. .. ... .. 5
6 TEST EQUIPMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... ... .. .. .. .. ... ... 6
7 METHOD OF TEST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... .... ... .. .. ... .... . 7
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First publi shed as AS/NZS 1088.9:1995.

Incorporating:
Amdt 1—1996
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STANDARDS AUSTRALIA / STANDARDS NEW ZEALAND

Australian/New Zealand Standard

Hearing aids

Part 9: Immunity requirements and methods of measurement

for hearing aids exposed to radiofrequency fields
in the frequency range 300 MHz to 3 GHz

1 SCOPE This Standard describes methods of measurement to determine the immunity

of hearing aids to radiated radiofrequency electromagnetic fields, in the frequency range
300 MHz to 3 GHz, and specifies electromagnetic immunity requirements and test levels.
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The Standard applies to hearing aids delivering acoustic outputs and includes those
worn —
(a) behind the ear (BTE);
(b) in the ear (ITE); and
(c) on the body;
and includes hearing aids fitted with induction pick-up coils.

2 REFERENCED AND RELATED DOCUMENTS The following documents are

referred to in this Standard:
AS
1088 Hearing aids
1088.0 Part 0: Measurement of electroacoustical characteristics
1088.1 Part 1: Hearing aids with induction pick-up coil input
1089 Reference coupler for the measurement of the electro-acoustic characteristics of
hearing aid earphones
IEC
50 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary
50(161) Chapter 161: Electromagnetic compatibility
RELATED DOCUMENTS Attention is drawn to the following related documents:
IEC
118 Hearing Aids
118-0 Part 0: Measurement of electroacoustical characteristics
118-1 Part 1: Hearing aids with induction pick-up coil input
126 IEC reference coupler for the measurement of hearing aids using earphones
coupled to the ear by means of ear inserts

3 DEFINITIONS For the purpose of this Standard, the definitions given in

IEC 5O(161), AS 1088.0 and those below apply.
3.1 Immunity (to a disturbance) —the ability of a device, equipment or system to
perform without degradation in the presence of an electromagnetic disturbance.
3.2 Impairment — a measure of a specific interference effect, related to the performance
of the equipment in the absence of the interference.

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