Estimates of loudness, loudness discomfort, and the auditory dynamic range: Normative estimates, comparison of procedures, and test-retest reliability

Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 85-100

  Sherlock, LaGuinn P ^a   Formby, Craig ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditory dynamic range; Categorical scaling of loudness; Contour Test of Loudness; Loudness discomfort level; Test retest reliability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOUDNESS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; AUDIOMETRY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEARING TEST; LOUDNESS RECRUITMENT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AUDIOMETRY; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERACUSIS; LOUDNESS PERCEPTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECRUITMENT DETECTION, AUDIOLOGIC; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 20844433727     PISSN: 10500545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3766/jaaa.16.2.4     Document Type: Article

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