Download or read book Effects of stimulus level frequency and ratio on difference tone otoacoustic emissions written by Kathryn Caroline Hill and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hearing Loss written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2004-12-17 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Millions of Americans experience some degree of hearing loss. The Social Security Administration (SSA) operates programs that provide cash disability benefits to people with permanent impairments like hearing loss, if they can show that their impairments meet stringent SSA criteria and their earnings are below an SSA threshold. The National Research Council convened an expert committee at the request of the SSA to study the issues related to disability determination for people with hearing loss. This volume is the product of that study. Hearing Loss: Determining Eligibility for Social Security Benefits reviews current knowledge about hearing loss and its measurement and treatment, and provides an evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses of the current processes and criteria. It recommends changes to strengthen the disability determination process and ensure its reliability and fairness. The book addresses criteria for selection of pure tone and speech tests, guidelines for test administration, testing of hearing in noise, special issues related to testing children, and the difficulty of predicting work capacity from clinical hearing test results. It should be useful to audiologists, otolaryngologists, disability advocates, and others who are concerned with people who have hearing loss.
Download or read book Otoacoustic Emissions written by Martin S. Robinette and published by Thieme. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new edition of a best-selling text with a CD-ROM by Dr. David Kemp The new edition of the best-selling Otoacoustic Emissions: Clinical Applications provides a thorough review of the complex physiology of the ear and clinical applications of the latest research on otoacoustic emissions. The book features new chapters on such important topics as middle ear function enhanced by reflectance measurements and the use of otoacoustic emissions as a preclinical measure of susceptibility to hearing loss. Accompanying the book is a CD-ROM developed by Dr. David Kemp, Ph.D., which contains animations, movies, and interviews. The CD-ROM serves as an indispensable aid to both teaching and reviewing key concepts. From physiological phenomena to diagnostic and clinical applications, this book is a complete reference on otoacoustic emissions that will provide graduates in audiology and residents in otolaryngology and otology with all the essential information needed for research and professional practice.
Download or read book Disorders of Peripheral and Central Auditory Processing written by Gastone G. Celesia and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2013-12-12 with total page 491 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Physiology Psychoacoustics and Cognition in Normal and Impaired Hearing written by Pim van Dijk and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-04-14 with total page 487 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The International Symposium on Hearing is a prestigious, triennial gathering where world-class scientists present and discuss the most recent advances in the field of human and animal hearing research. The 2015 edition will particularly focus on integrative approaches linking physiological, psychophysical and cognitive aspects of normal and impaired hearing. Like previous editions, the proceedings will contain about 50 chapters ranging from basic to applied research, and of interest to neuroscientists, psychologists, audiologists, engineers, otolaryngologists, and artificial intelligence researchers.
Download or read book Medial Olivocochlear Efferent MOC Effects on Stimulus Frequency Otoacoustic Emissions SFOAEs and Auditory nerve Compound Action Potentials CAP in Guinea Pigs written by Maria Andrey Berezina and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In humans, SFOAEs can non-invasively assess MOC strength and, may predict the MOC reduction of damage from traumatic sounds. However, the functionally important MOC effect is inhibition of auditory-nerve (AN) responses. Understanding the relationship between MOC effects on SFOAEs and AN CAPs is important for understanding SFOAE generation and for development of clinical tools that use these measures. This thesis presents several novel data sets that address MOC effects on SFOAEs, CAPs and the relationship between them in guinea pigs. Classic theory indicates that SFOAEs come from cochlear irregularities that coherently reflect energy at the peak of the traveling wave (TW), and that reflected energy arrives in the ear canal as a single wave at certain delay. Contrary to theory, in humans and chinchillas there have been reports of SFOAEs having multiple components with different delays, and that lowfrequency SFOAE delays are too short. The first thesis aim used time-frequency analysis to show that guinea pigs have frequency regions over which SFOAEs appear to have multiple components. However, we argue that the multiple components can be a simple result of variations in the patters of irregularities near the TW peak and are not necessarily indicative of multiple SFAOE sources. From comparison of our SFOAE delays with previously reported neural delays, we hypothesize that short SFOAE delays at low frequencies arise from a cochlear motion with a group delay shorter than the TW group delay. Aim 2 investigated how SFOAEs are affected by brainstem electrical stimulation of MOC fibers and found that MOC activation sometimes inhibited and sometimes enhanced SFOAEs. MOC stimulation always decreased CAP sensitivity which rules out SFOAE enhancement from increased cochlear amplification. We propose that shock-evoked MOC activity increases cochlear irregularity which results in increased SFOAE amplitudes. Aim 3 investigated the relationship between MOC effects on SFOAEs and tone-pip-evoked AN CAPs at same frequency and sound level. The ratio of the MOC effect on the SFOAE to the MOC effect on the CAP showed a highly-significant decrease (p
Download or read book The Inferior Colliculus written by Jeffery A. Winer and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2005-12-05 with total page 720 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Connecting the auditory brain stem to sensory, motor, and limbic systems, the inferior colliculus is a critical midbrain station for auditory processing. Winer and Schreiner's The Inferior Colliculus, a critical, comprehensive reference, presents the current knowledge of the inferior colliculus from a variety of perspectives, including anatomical, physiological, developmental, neurochemical, biophysical, neuroethological and clinical vantage points. Written by leading researchers in the field, the book is an ideal introduction to the inferior colliculus and central auditory processing for clinicians, otolaryngologists, graduate and postgraduate research workers in the auditory and other sensory-motor systems.
Download or read book Auditory Efferent System New Insights from Cortex to Cochlea written by Paul H. Delano and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2016-09-06 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The main function of the sensory systems is the transducing of external stimuli into bioelectrical signals, which are conducted through afferent pathways from sensory epithelia to the brain. However, it is known that descending projections are ubiquitous in the different sensory modalities, and in the case of auditory efferents connect the cerebral cortex with sensory receptor cells. Several functions have been attributed to the efferent system, including protection to acoustic trauma, unmasking of auditory stimuli in background noise, balance of interaural sensitivity and some cognitive functions like modulation of cochlear sensitivity during selective attention to auditory or visual stimuli. In addition there is evidence of a possible involvement of the efferent system in the etiology or treatment of some clinical pathologies like tinnitus. In this e-book, entitled “Auditory Efferent System: New Insights from Cortex to Cochlea”, we aimed to give an overview of the advances concerning the descending projections from the auditory cortex to subcortical nuclei and the olivocochlear system. In addition, different theoretical proposals of efferent functions are presented. We think that this e-book is an important contribution to the understanding of the efferent system in mammals, merging auditory-cortex literature with studies performed in the olivocochlear system.
Download or read book Using Swept Tones to Evoke Stimulus Frequency Otoacoustic Emissions with In situ Calibration written by Shixiong Chen and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Otoacoustic emissions (OAEs) are soft sounds generated by the inner ear and can be recorded within the ear canal. Since OAEs can reflect the functional status of the inner ear, OAE measurements have been widely used for hearing loss screening in the clinic. However, there are limitations in current clinical OAE measurements, such as the restricted frequency range, low efficiency and inaccurate calibration. In this dissertation project, a new method of OAE measurement which used a swept tone to evoke the stimulus frequency OAEs (SFOAEs) was developed to overcome the limitations of current methods. In addition, an in-situ calibration was applied to equalize the spectral level of the swept-tone stimulus at the tympanic membrane (TM). With this method, SFOAEs could be recorded with high resolution over a wide frequency range within one or two minutes. Two experiments were conducted to verify the accuracy of the in-situ calibration and to test the performance of the swept-tone SFOAEs. In experiment I, the calibration of the TM sound pressure was verified in both acoustic cavities and real ears by using a second probe microphone. In addition, the benefits of the in-situ calibration were investigated by measuring OAEs under different calibration conditions. Results showed that the TM pressure could be predicted correctly, and the in-situ calibration provided the most reliable results in OAE measurements. In experiment II, a three-interval paradigm with a tracking-filter technique was used to record the swept-tone SFOAEs in 20 normal-hearing subjects. The test-retest reliability of the swept-tone SFOAEs was examined using a repeated-measure design under various stimulus levels and durations. The accuracy of the swept-tone method was evaluated by comparisons with a standard method using discrete pure tones. Results showed that SFOAEs could be reliably and accurately measured with the swept-tone method. Comparing with the pure-tone approach, the swept-tone method showed significantly improved efficiency. The swept-tone SFOAEs with in-situ calibration may be an alternative of current clinical OAE measurements for more detailed evaluation of inner ear function and accurate diagnosis.
Download or read book Auditory Distortion Products Measured with Averaged Auditory Evoked Potentials written by Mark E. Chertoff and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tuning Functions and Latencies of Distortion product Otoacoustic Emissions in Human Ears written by Zhiyi Zhou and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mechanics of Hearing written by E. de Boer and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: IUTAM/ICA Symposium, Delft, July 1983
Download or read book Time intensity Trade Ratios for Low frequency Pure Tones as a Function of Duration and Sensation Level written by Robert Carl Meyer and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Cochlea written by Peter Dallos and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 561 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Knowledge about the structure and function of the inner ear is vital to an understanding of vertebrate hearing. This volume presents a detailed overview of the mammalian cochlea from its anatomy and physiology to its biophysics and biochemistry. The nine review chapters, written by internationally distinguished auditory researchers, provide a detailed and unified introduction to sound processing in the cochlea and the steps by which the ensuing signals are prepared for the central nervous system.
Download or read book Swept Tone Evoked Otoacoustic Emissions written by Todor Mihajloski and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Otoacoustic Emissions (OAE) are minute acoustic responses originating from the cochlea as a result of an external acoustic stimulus and are recorded using a sensitive microphone placed in the ear canal. OAEs are acquired by synchronous stimulation with an acoustic click or tone burst and recording of the post-stimulus responses. This method of acquiring OAEs is known as transient evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEAOE) and is commonly used in clinics as a screening method for hearing and cochlear functionality in infants. Recently, a novel method of acquiring OAEs utilizing a swept-tone, or chirp, as a stimulus was developed. This method used a deconvolution process to compress the swept tone response into an impulse or click-like response. Because the human ear does not hear all frequencies (pitches) at equal loudness the swept-tone stimulus was equalized in amplitude with respect to frequency. This equalized stimulus will be perceived by the ear as equally loud in all frequencies. In this study a new hearing level equalized stimulus was designed and the OAE responses were analyzed and compared to conventional click evoked OAEs. The equalized swept-tone stimulus evoked greater magnitude OAE responses when compared to the conventional methods. It was also able to evoke responses in subjects that had little TEOAEs which might fail conventional hearing screening.
Download or read book The Frequency Following Response written by Nina Kraus and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-01-09 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume will cover a variety of topics, including child language development; hearing loss; listening in noise; statistical learning; poverty; auditory processing disorder; cochlear neuropathy; attention; and aging. It will appeal broadly to auditory scientists—and in fact, any scientist interested in the biology of human communication and learning. The range of the book highlights the interdisciplinary series of questions that are pursued using the auditory frequency-following response and will accordingly attract a wide and diverse readership, while remaining a lasting resource for the field.
Download or read book Characterizing the 2f1 f2 Distortion product Otoacoustic Emission and Its Generators Measured from 2 to 20 KHz in Humans written by Laura Elizabeth Dreisbach and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The cochlea produces recordable acoustic energy (otoacoustic emissions). These otoacoustic emissions occur spontaneously or can be evoked. Distortion-product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) are produced by the intermodulation between the primary stimulus tones (f2 > f1) and occur at frequencies not present in the evoking acoustic stimuli. The 2f1-f2 DPOAE is well characterized for frequencies less than 8 kHz in humans; however, most basilar membrane measurements in animals have been made at higher frequencies. Thus, DPOAE measurements were extended to the higher frequency range of human hearing. High-frequency DPOAEs were characterized by how the DPOAE level varied with primary frequency separations (f2/f1) and stimulus levels and how the group delay estimate of the DPOAE varied with primary frequency. It was concluded that high-frequency DPOAEs continued the patterns seen for low-frequency DPOAEs, indicating that high-frequency DPOAEs are the result of the same biological process responsible for low-frequency DPOAEs.
