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The development and validation of AMBAND, an elastic\n headband for coupling an audiometric bone vibrator to the head, in either the mastoid or forehead position, is described. <jats:bold>Methods<\/jats:bold>\u2003The headband was constructed from woven, fold-over elastic with Velcro attachment points to produce the proper force on the head for various head\n sizes. Force measurements were made with a digital force gauge on five artificial heads, representing adult females, adult males, children (age 6 years), infants (age 6 months), and newborns with the bone vibrator in the mastoid and forehead positions. Additional measurements were made with\n the Radioear P-3333 spring band that is in common use. <jats:bold>Results<\/jats:bold>\u2003Force measurements were highly repeatable within a given headband and across headbands. Force measurements for AMBAND were within the range specified by the ANSI S3.6-2018. 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