Stimulus characteristics which lessen the impact of threshold fine structure on estimates of hearing status.

Abstract:

:When hearing thresholds are measured with high-frequency resolution there is a pseudo-periodic variation in thresholds across frequency of up to 15-20dB. This variation is called threshold fine structure (previously referred to as threshold microstructure). Consequently, estimates of auditory status based on threshold measures can depend greatly on the specific frequency evaluated. The impact of threshold fine structure on the prediction of auditory status was examined by measuring detection thresholds of pure tones (providing an indication of threshold fine structure) and comparing them with thresholds obtained using linear sweeps, sinusoidally frequency modulated tones, and narrow-band noise. Spontaneous otoacoustic emissions (SOAEs) were also obtained to confirm the established relationship between threshold fine structure and SOAEs. Thresholds obtained using linear sweeps and narrow-band noise provided stable threshold estimates indicating that such threshold estimates were less influenced by threshold fine structure. Consequently, thresholds obtained with these stimuli may provide estimates of cochlear status less dependent of the exact frequency being evaluated, permitting better prediction of performance on other psychoacoustic measures (such as cochlear tuning and loudness perception) and the properties of their more objective measures (such as otoacoustic emissions).

journal_name

Hear Res

journal_title

Hearing research

authors

Lee J,Long G

doi

10.1016/j.heares.2011.11.011

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2012-01-01 00:00:00

pages

24-32

issue

1-2

eissn

0378-5955

issn

1878-5891

pii

S0378-5955(11)00290-5

journal_volume

283

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