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Behavioral tests of lesion
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Used to differentiate cochlear/retrocochlear site of
lesion.
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Mostly replaced by OAE and electrophysiological tests.
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Examples of behavioral tests:
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ABLB (Alternate binaural loudness balance)
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SISI (Short increment sensitivity index)
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Tone decay test
ABLB
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Based on phenomenon of recruitment.
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In normal hearing ears and hearing loss without
recruitment, loudness grows in both ears in the same
way. Equal loudness at equal sensation levels.
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Recruitment: Abnormally rapid growth of loudness in the
poorer ear. Seen in cochlear hearing loss.
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Decruitment: Loudness grows very slowly in the poorer
ear. Even very intense sounds may not be very loud.
Seen in auditory nerve lesions.
Growth of loudness