Presbyacusis and the auditory brainstem response

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1249-1261

  Boettcher, Flint A ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Age related hearing loss; Aging; Auditory brainstem response; Evoked potentials (auditory); Presbyacusis

Indexed keywords

AGING; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; AUDITORY MASKING; AUDITORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; AUDITORY SYSTEM; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; BRAIN STEM RESPONSE; CELL LOSS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HAIR CELL; HEARING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INNER EAR DISEASE; LATENT PERIOD; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESBYACUSIS; TEMPORAL LOBE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY, BRAIN STEM; HAIR CELLS; HUMANS; NERVE DEGENERATION; PRESBYCUSIS; SPIRAL GANGLION; TIME PERCEPTION;

EID: 0036924778     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2002/100)     Document Type: Article

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