Calibration of ipsilateral acoustic reflex stimuli. A comparison of loudness balance and equal reflex response methods. 1979

B R Leis, and M E Lutman

Hearing levels for ipsilateral impedance probes have not yet been established. This study compares two techniques for "transfer of threshold" from the standardised TDH-39 earphone to the unstandardised probe. Ten normal hearing subjects participated, using both a loudness balance technique and a reflex measurement technique. The reflex measurement technique involved comparing the intensity required from each transducer to produce an equal reflex response, whereas the loudness balance technique compared the intensity required from each transducer for equal loudness. The two techniques were found to differ significantly in terms of the Hearing Level values which they produced. Differences between techniques amounted to approximately 3 dB at 1000 Hz, 11 dB at 2000 Hz, and 7 dB at 3000 Hz. As a comparison of the two techniques, the day to day variances were statistically estimated. The reflex measurement technique was shown to be more reliable than the loudness balance technique.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D012022 Reflex, Acoustic Intra-aural contraction of tensor tympani and stapedius in response to sound. Acoustic Reflex
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000158 Acoustic Impedance Tests Objective tests of middle ear function based on the difficulty (impedance) or ease (admittance) of sound flow through the middle ear. These include static impedance and dynamic impedance (i.e., tympanometry and impedance tests in conjunction with intra-aural muscle reflex elicitation). This term is used also for various components of impedance and admittance (e.g., compliance, conductance, reactance, resistance, susceptance). Audiometry, Impedance,Electroacoustic Impedance Tests,Impedance Tests, Acoustic,Tympanometry,Acoustic Impedance Test,Electroacoustic Impedance Test,Impedance Audiometry,Impedance Test, Acoustic,Impedance Test, Electroacoustic,Impedance Tests, Electroacoustic,Test, Acoustic Impedance,Test, Electroacoustic Impedance,Tests, Acoustic Impedance,Tests, Electroacoustic Impedance
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000704 Analysis of Variance A statistical technique that isolates and assesses the contributions of categorical independent variables to variation in the mean of a continuous dependent variable. ANOVA,Analysis, Variance,Variance Analysis,Analyses, Variance,Variance Analyses

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