A comparison of the effects of broadband masking noise on the auditory brainstem response in young and older adults

American Journal of Audiology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 13-22

  Burkard, Robert F ^a   Sims, Donald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Auditory brainstem response; Masking noise

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; AUDITORY MASKING; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EARDRUM; ELECTRODE; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEARING; HUMAN; MALE; MASTOID; NOISE MEASUREMENT; NOISE REDUCTION; SPEECH;

EID: 0036624761     PISSN: 10590889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1059-0889(2002/004)     Document Type: Article

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