Normal brief-tone bone-conduction behavioral thresholds using the B-71 transducer: Three occlusion conditions

Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 556-562

  Small, Susan A ^a   Stapells, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Auditory brainstem response; B 71; Bone conduction hearing thresholds; Brief tone stimuli; Occlusion effect

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; BONE CONDUCTION; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; BONE CONDUCTION; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY, BRAIN STEM; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 1842537886     PISSN: 10500545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3766/jaaa.14.10.4     Document Type: Article

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