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Objective Estimation of Frequency-Specific Pure-Tone Hearing Thresholds following Bone-Conduction Hearing Aid Stimulation
Joint Authors
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-04-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Patients suffering from conductive or mixed hearing loss may benefit from bone-conduction hearing systems (BAHS).
The amount of amplification provided by the hearing system is selected based on the individual’s sensorineural frequency-specific threshold.
With patients who are not able to provide thresholds behaviorally, such as young children, objective methods are required to estimate the unaided and aided hearing threshold and thus the success of the hearing system fitting.
In a prospective study with ten adult Baha softband users, aided and unaided frequency-specific thresholds were estimated.
Aided thresholds to tone bursts via Baha stimulation were obtained behaviorally and electrophysiologically using cortical auditory evoked potentials (CAEPs) and were compared to pure-tone thresholds using routine clinical audiometry.
For all stimulation frequencies, the frequency-specific electrophysiological and behavioral hearing thresholds measured with Baha stimulation were highly correlated and not different.
Increased thresholds were observed only with the 0.5 kHz Baha stimulation as compared to the pure-tone audiogram.
Objective measurement of frequency-specific hearing thresholds with CAEPs is applicable to BAHS users.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Rahne, Torsten& Ehelebe, Thomas. 2014. Objective Estimation of Frequency-Specific Pure-Tone Hearing Thresholds following Bone-Conduction Hearing Aid Stimulation. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1048893
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Rahne, Torsten& Ehelebe, Thomas. Objective Estimation of Frequency-Specific Pure-Tone Hearing Thresholds following Bone-Conduction Hearing Aid Stimulation. The Scientific World Journal No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1048893
American Medical Association (AMA)
Rahne, Torsten& Ehelebe, Thomas. Objective Estimation of Frequency-Specific Pure-Tone Hearing Thresholds following Bone-Conduction Hearing Aid Stimulation. The Scientific World Journal. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1048893
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1048893