Measuring Temporal Resolution (Release of Masking) with a Hughson-Westlake Up-Down Instead of a Békèsy-Tracking Procedure

Rhebergen, Koenraad S.; Esch, T.E.M. van; Dreschler, Wouter A.

doi:10.3766/jaaa.14087

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“…The audiometric procedure of AM and app was technically similar (differences are listed in Table 2). The Hughson-Westlake procedure, which is an established method for automated audiometric tests (Carhart and Jerger, 1959;Rhebergen et al, 2015), was implemented in both devices: The hearing threshold at each frequency was successfully defined and accepted at the lowest level at which the participant detected two out of three ascending trials (DIN EN ISO 8253-1, 2011). The sound level was decreased by 10 dB if a positive response was given and increased by 5 dB if the participant did not indicate to hear the test tone.…”

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Evaluation of Accuracy and Reliability of a Mobile Screening Audiometer in Normal Hearing Adults

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Quantifying hearing thresholds via mobile self-assessment audiometric applications has been demonstrated repeatedly with heterogenous results regarding the accuracy. One important limitation of several of these applications has been the lack of appropriate calibration of their core technical components (sound generator and headphones). The current study aimed at evaluating accuracy and reliability of a calibrated application (app) for pure-tone screening audiometry by self-assessment on a tablet computer: Audimatch app installed on Apple iPad 4 in combination with Sennheiser HDA-280 headphones. In a repeated-measures design audiometric thresholds collected by the app were compared to those obtained by standardized automated audiometry and additionally test-retest reliability was evaluated. Sixty-eight participants aged 19-65 years with normal hearing were tested in a sound-attenuating booth. An equivalence test revealed highly similar hearing thresholds for the app compared with standardized automated audiometry. A test-retest reliability analysis within each method showed a high correlation coefficient for the app (Spearman rank correlation: rho = 0.829) and for the automated audiometer (rho = 0.792). The results imply that the self-assessment of audiometric thresholds via a calibrated mobile device represents a valid and reliable alternative for stationary assessment of hearing loss thresholds, supporting the potential usability within the area of occupational health care.

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Evaluation of Accuracy and Reliability of a Mobile Screening Audiometer in Normal Hearing Adults

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“…Later, Larsby and Arlinger ( 1998 ) proposed a similar paradigm, the F-T test, which was successfully tested in HI listeners (van Esch and Dreschler, 2011 ). However, the F-T test is based on a Bekesy-tracking procedure, which can be demanding and less reliable for some listeners than an adaptive procedure (Rhebergen et al, 2015 ). Here, the spectro-temporal resolution was assessed using a new test.…”

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Auditory Tests for Characterizing Hearing Deficits in Listeners With Various Hearing Abilities: The BEAR Test Battery

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The Better hEAring Rehabilitation (BEAR) project aims to provide a new clinical profiling tool—a test battery—for hearing loss characterization. Although the loss of sensitivity can be efficiently measured using pure-tone audiometry, the assessment of supra-threshold hearing deficits remains a challenge. In contrast to the classical “attenuation-distortion” model, the proposed BEAR approach is based on the hypothesis that the hearing abilities of a given listener can be characterized along two dimensions, reflecting independent types of perceptual deficits (distortions). A data-driven approach provided evidence for the existence of different auditory profiles with different degrees of distortions. Ten tests were included in a test battery, based on their clinical feasibility, time efficiency, and related evidence from the literature. The tests were divided into six categories: audibility, speech perception, binaural processing abilities, loudness perception, spectro-temporal modulation sensitivity, and spectro-temporal resolution. Seventy-five listeners with symmetric, mild-to-severe sensorineural hearing loss were selected from a clinical population. The analysis of the results showed interrelations among outcomes related to high-frequency processing and outcome measures related to low-frequency processing abilities. The results showed the ability of the tests to reveal differences among individuals and their potential use in clinical settings.

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Measuring Temporal Resolution (Release of Masking) with a Hughson-Westlake Up-Down Instead of a Békèsy-Tracking Procedure

Abstract: The Hughson-Westlake procedure seems to be an applicable alternative for measuring RoM for temporal resolution in the clinical audiological practice.

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Evaluation of Accuracy and Reliability of a Mobile Screening Audiometer in Normal Hearing Adults

Evaluation of Accuracy and Reliability of a Mobile Screening Audiometer in Normal Hearing Adults

Auditory Tests for Characterizing Hearing Deficits in Listeners With Various Hearing Abilities: The BEAR Test Battery

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