Hearing function in a hyperbaric environment

Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 91-103

  Mendel, L L ^a   Knafelc, M E ^a   Cudahy, E A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Air conduction thresholds; Bone conduction thresholds; Ear canal resonance; Hearing physiology; Otoacoustic emissions

Indexed keywords

HELIUM;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE; ACOUSTIC REFLEX; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; CALIBRATION; COCHLEA; COCHLEAR NERVE; DIVING; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; EXTERNAL EAR; HEARING; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE EAR; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE TESTS; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUDIOMETRY; CALIBRATION; COCHLEA; COCHLEAR NERVE; DIVING; EAR, EXTERNAL; EAR, MIDDLE; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY; HEARING; HELIUM; HUMANS; MALE; REFLEX, ACOUSTIC;

EID: 0034200411     PISSN: 10662936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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