Validity and accuracy of electric response audiometry using the auditory steady-state response: Evaluation in an empirical design

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 211-223

  Kaf, Wafaa A ^a,c   Durrant, John D ^a   Sabo, Diane L ^a   Boston, J Robert ^b   Taubman, Lisa B ^a   Kovacyk, Kristie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^c MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditory steady state response; Evoked response audiometry; Pure tone audiometry; Simulated sensorineural hearing loss; Slow vertex potential slow cortical potential

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY MASKING; AUDITORY STEADY STATE RESPONSE; CONTENT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTRIC RESPONSE AUDIOMETRY; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEARING ACUITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NOISE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VALIDATION PROCESS; VALIDITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUDIOMETRY, EVOKED RESPONSE; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 33646777410     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14992020500377907     Document Type: Article

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