Central Auditory System and Central Auditory Processing Disorders
... of parallel processing, in the sense that afferent information from the same cochlear sources is received and processed, largely independently, by three nuclei at the same time. Those nuclei participate in separable and identifiable neural circuits. Some of them are involved in binaural spatial hear ...
... of parallel processing, in the sense that afferent information from the same cochlear sources is received and processed, largely independently, by three nuclei at the same time. Those nuclei participate in separable and identifiable neural circuits. Some of them are involved in binaural spatial hear ...
Distortion-Product Emissions and Auditory Sensitivity in Human Ears
... The levels of the noise floors that were used to estimate DPE detection thresholds are shown in Figure 6. Noise-floor levels are plotted as a function of auditory threshold at each frequency region. The range of noise-floor levels from normal-hearing ears is indicated by dotted lines at 2 standard d ...
... The levels of the noise floors that were used to estimate DPE detection thresholds are shown in Figure 6. Noise-floor levels are plotted as a function of auditory threshold at each frequency region. The range of noise-floor levels from normal-hearing ears is indicated by dotted lines at 2 standard d ...
Tinnitus and the influence of hearing loss
... increasing size of the elderly population and noise exposure in both work and leisure environments. Tinnitus is highly variable. Some patients are able to cope with the noise and their lives continue as normal. At the other extreme, some patients suffer so much that daily living is difficult and the ...
... increasing size of the elderly population and noise exposure in both work and leisure environments. Tinnitus is highly variable. Some patients are able to cope with the noise and their lives continue as normal. At the other extreme, some patients suffer so much that daily living is difficult and the ...
Objective assessment of noise-induced hearing loss: a comparison of methods A
... responses identified by an experienced clinician. The ASSR offers independence of patient attention or state of arousal, although it is easily influenced by any myogenic noise related to muscle movement in the head and neck ...
... responses identified by an experienced clinician. The ASSR offers independence of patient attention or state of arousal, although it is easily influenced by any myogenic noise related to muscle movement in the head and neck ...
Tinnitus - UTMB.edu
... patients and some describe an increase in their TMJ complaints to be concurrent with an increase in their tinnitus. Psychologic factors play a major role in the patient’s perception of the tinnitus severity, and tinnitus is a prevalent symptom in somatoform disorder.8 Patients with concurrent depre ...
... patients and some describe an increase in their TMJ complaints to be concurrent with an increase in their tinnitus. Psychologic factors play a major role in the patient’s perception of the tinnitus severity, and tinnitus is a prevalent symptom in somatoform disorder.8 Patients with concurrent depre ...
Bimodal Devices and Bilateral Cochlear Implants: A Review
... When speech and noise come from different directions (i.e. are spatially separated, as typically occurs in the real world), there is always a more favorable signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) at one ear than at the other because of the head shadow effect and different sound distances to the ears. The head ...
... When speech and noise come from different directions (i.e. are spatially separated, as typically occurs in the real world), there is always a more favorable signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) at one ear than at the other because of the head shadow effect and different sound distances to the ears. The head ...
Rights of Deaf And Hard of Hearing Under the ADA
... expect a person who wears a hearing aid to have more normal hearing, based on this false analogy. Colorado audiologist Jay Tinglum, of ADCO Hearing Products, Inc., says that a better example is to compare hearing aids to the crutches used by a person who has a broken leg. The crutches do not restore ...
... expect a person who wears a hearing aid to have more normal hearing, based on this false analogy. Colorado audiologist Jay Tinglum, of ADCO Hearing Products, Inc., says that a better example is to compare hearing aids to the crutches used by a person who has a broken leg. The crutches do not restore ...
Full Text - International Advanced Otology
... The scope of the Journal is limited with otology, neurotology, audiology (excluding linguistics) and skull base medicine. The Journal of International Advanced Otology aims to publish manuscripts at the highest clinical and scientific level. IAO publishes original articles in the form of clinical an ...
... The scope of the Journal is limited with otology, neurotology, audiology (excluding linguistics) and skull base medicine. The Journal of International Advanced Otology aims to publish manuscripts at the highest clinical and scientific level. IAO publishes original articles in the form of clinical an ...
The perfect match Personalized hearing
... We’re always listening for something – a voice, a ringtone, signals carrying useful information or warning us of danger. We’re selective listeners. Our brains compare the different directions and amplitudes of the sounds reaching our ears and naturally provide us with a three-dimensional sound envir ...
... We’re always listening for something – a voice, a ringtone, signals carrying useful information or warning us of danger. We’re selective listeners. Our brains compare the different directions and amplitudes of the sounds reaching our ears and naturally provide us with a three-dimensional sound envir ...
Measurement of subtle auditory deficit in tinnitus patients with
... shaping tinnitus management. This is because the results obtained from this special group may directly related to the tinnitus perception, but not to the concomitant hearing loss. Thus, several attempts have been made to explain pathophysiology mechanisms of tinnitus in patients with normal hearing ...
... shaping tinnitus management. This is because the results obtained from this special group may directly related to the tinnitus perception, but not to the concomitant hearing loss. Thus, several attempts have been made to explain pathophysiology mechanisms of tinnitus in patients with normal hearing ...
Hearing Evaluation
... energy (called formants) at different frequencies. Speech sounds /i/ and /u/ share a common formant at around 300 Hz, but their second and third formants are higher in frequency and differ widely. Thus, a student who is unable to hear the second and third formants, because of reduced audibility, may ...
... energy (called formants) at different frequencies. Speech sounds /i/ and /u/ share a common formant at around 300 Hz, but their second and third formants are higher in frequency and differ widely. Thus, a student who is unable to hear the second and third formants, because of reduced audibility, may ...
Hearing impairment
... normally, an echo is reflected back ear canal and this is picked up by the microphone. When a baby has a loss, no echo can be measured on ...
... normally, an echo is reflected back ear canal and this is picked up by the microphone. When a baby has a loss, no echo can be measured on ...
2012
... his research career as a lab technician. This was an extraordinary break, because it connected David with both a field (sensory neuroscience) and an institution (Harvard Medical School) to which he would dedicate much of his career. It also introduced him to Jim Hudspeth, who was in Ann’s laboratory ...
... his research career as a lab technician. This was an extraordinary break, because it connected David with both a field (sensory neuroscience) and an institution (Harvard Medical School) to which he would dedicate much of his career. It also introduced him to Jim Hudspeth, who was in Ann’s laboratory ...
Review of Loudness models for normal and hearing
... Several loudness models were described in the literature that extend the formulas based on Steven’s power law by combining them with a peripheral frequency analysis so that the loudness of arbitrary signals can be modeled. Most of these approaches are restricted to stationary sounds, i.e., sounds th ...
... Several loudness models were described in the literature that extend the formulas based on Steven’s power law by combining them with a peripheral frequency analysis so that the loudness of arbitrary signals can be modeled. Most of these approaches are restricted to stationary sounds, i.e., sounds th ...
A Manual for Screening Hearing and Middle Ear Function in
... the evaluation was completed. Follow-up is time consuming but critical. Children referred for an audiological and/or medical evaluation require subsequent monitoring. For example, children referred for a medical evaluation because of immittance screening “failure” should be checked following treatme ...
... the evaluation was completed. Follow-up is time consuming but critical. Children referred for an audiological and/or medical evaluation require subsequent monitoring. For example, children referred for a medical evaluation because of immittance screening “failure” should be checked following treatme ...
Effects of military noise on wildlife: a literature review
... other hand, people afoot may cause stronger behavioral reactions than people in vehicles. Noise from helicopters (rotary-winged aircraft) is complex and varies especially with aspect and model of helicopter. Responses to helicopters from several kilometers distant are documented; however, both the r ...
... other hand, people afoot may cause stronger behavioral reactions than people in vehicles. Noise from helicopters (rotary-winged aircraft) is complex and varies especially with aspect and model of helicopter. Responses to helicopters from several kilometers distant are documented; however, both the r ...
anterior - Louisiana State University
... of relevant canine juxta-articular structures to support future physiological studies. The occurrence of hearing loss in dogs and cats following procedures performed under anesthesia was documented. Occurrence was low, with only 62 identified cases between 2002 and 2009, but the true occurrence may ...
... of relevant canine juxta-articular structures to support future physiological studies. The occurrence of hearing loss in dogs and cats following procedures performed under anesthesia was documented. Occurrence was low, with only 62 identified cases between 2002 and 2009, but the true occurrence may ...
Aalborg Universitet Effects of noise overexposure on distortion product otoacoustic emissions
... Several studies have shown that for equal amounts of energy impulsive noise may be more dangerous for our hearing than continuous noise. For this reason, ISO 1999:1990 allows adding a +5 dB penalty when measuring noises of impulsive character based on the presumption that they might pose a higher ha ...
... Several studies have shown that for equal amounts of energy impulsive noise may be more dangerous for our hearing than continuous noise. For this reason, ISO 1999:1990 allows adding a +5 dB penalty when measuring noises of impulsive character based on the presumption that they might pose a higher ha ...
automatic gain control in the bat`s sonar receiver and the
... account for the observed echo detection threshold shifts. The bat’s echo detection thresholds increase by approximately 11 dB for each reduction in target range by a factor of 2 over the span from 17 cm to 1.1 m. As range shortens, the amplitude of echoes from small targets also increases, by 12 dB ...
... account for the observed echo detection threshold shifts. The bat’s echo detection thresholds increase by approximately 11 dB for each reduction in target range by a factor of 2 over the span from 17 cm to 1.1 m. As range shortens, the amplitude of echoes from small targets also increases, by 12 dB ...
Fine Structure in Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emissions and
... 2. Transiently evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAE) are usually evoked by short broadband stimuli like clicks or chirps, but narrowband tone bursts are also used in some studies. Stimulus and delayed ear response can be separated in time. TEOAE measurements are established in hearing screening proce ...
... 2. Transiently evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAE) are usually evoked by short broadband stimuli like clicks or chirps, but narrowband tone bursts are also used in some studies. Stimulus and delayed ear response can be separated in time. TEOAE measurements are established in hearing screening proce ...
Aalborg Universitet Effects of noise overexposure on distortion
... Several studies have shown that for equal amounts of energy impulsive noise may be more dangerous for our hearing than continuous noise. For this reason, ISO 1999:1990 allows adding a +5 dB penalty when measuring noises of impulsive character based on the presumption that they might pose a higher ha ...
... Several studies have shown that for equal amounts of energy impulsive noise may be more dangerous for our hearing than continuous noise. For this reason, ISO 1999:1990 allows adding a +5 dB penalty when measuring noises of impulsive character based on the presumption that they might pose a higher ha ...
American Academy of Audiology Clinical Practice
... intensity that would be either uncomfortable or unsafe. Goals of amplification also include minimal distortion, appropriate signal-processing strategies for the listener, features that maximize audibility of the desired signal and, insofar as possible, reduction of undesired signals (noise), flexibi ...
... intensity that would be either uncomfortable or unsafe. Goals of amplification also include minimal distortion, appropriate signal-processing strategies for the listener, features that maximize audibility of the desired signal and, insofar as possible, reduction of undesired signals (noise), flexibi ...
Style Preference Survey
... with patients who express a strong desire for the smallest and most cosmetically appealing hearing aid available. In fact, cosmetic concerns are expressed so often that it would be reasonable to hypothesize that it dominates patients’ concerns about hearing aid use. Surprisingly, however, one survey ...
... with patients who express a strong desire for the smallest and most cosmetically appealing hearing aid available. In fact, cosmetic concerns are expressed so often that it would be reasonable to hypothesize that it dominates patients’ concerns about hearing aid use. Surprisingly, however, one survey ...
Guide to conducting tinnitus retraining therapy initial and follow-up interviews
... this may be a major reason why they seek professional help. This finding leads to the question, Does tinnitus of unknown onset result in greater tinnitus distress than when the cause is clearly identified? Tinnitus of recent onset (up to about 6 months duration) may be more labile than longer-durati ...
... this may be a major reason why they seek professional help. This finding leads to the question, Does tinnitus of unknown onset result in greater tinnitus distress than when the cause is clearly identified? Tinnitus of recent onset (up to about 6 months duration) may be more labile than longer-durati ...
Hearing Aid Measurements
... This chapter describes electro-acoustical coupler and real-ear measurements of hearing aids using a hearing aid analyzer. There are several reasons to perform these measurements including verifying that the hearing aid amplification is appropriate for the patient’s hearing loss, determining the chara ...
... This chapter describes electro-acoustical coupler and real-ear measurements of hearing aids using a hearing aid analyzer. There are several reasons to perform these measurements including verifying that the hearing aid amplification is appropriate for the patient’s hearing loss, determining the chara ...