Relationship between uncomfortable loudness level and acoustic reflex threshold as a function of hearing loss. 1978

P A Charuhas, and D Y Chung, and S Barry

While many studies examined the relationship between Acoustic Reflex Threshold (ART) and Uncomfortable Loudness Level (UCL) and the possibility of predicting one from the other, no study to the authors' knowledge has shown the relationship between these two measures with respect to hearing loss, and uses such a relationship to predict either measure from the other plus the hearing loss. To achieve these relationships and uses, 80 Ss were studied, 20 in each of 4 groups, with normal hearing and with mild, moderate, and severe noise-induced hearing loss. ARTs and UCLs were obtained at 0.5, 1, 2, and 4 kc/s. The results demonstrated that db sensation level (SL) of ART and UCL were highly correlated with pure-tone hearing threshold level (HTL). An equation was derived: UCL (in db SL) - ART (in db SL) = 6 - .05 HTL, which shows that the relationship between ART and UCL varies as a function of hearing loss. Data from other studies were compared and discussed.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008144 Loudness Perception The perceived attribute of a sound which corresponds to the physical attribute of intensity. Loudness Perceptions,Perception, Loudness,Perceptions, Loudness
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D012022 Reflex, Acoustic Intra-aural contraction of tensor tympani and stapedius in response to sound. Acoustic Reflex
D005260 Female Females
D006317 Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced Hearing loss due to exposure to explosive loud noise or chronic exposure to sound level greater than 85 dB. The hearing loss is often in the frequency range 4000-6000 hertz. Acoustic Trauma,Hearing Loss, Noise Induced,Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
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
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D001309 Auditory Threshold The audibility limit of discriminating sound intensity and pitch. Auditory Thresholds,Threshold, Auditory,Thresholds, Auditory

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