Measuring sound detection and reaction time in infant and toddler cochlear implant recipients using an observer-based procedure: A first report

Ear and Hearing

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 250-261

  Dasika, Vasant K ^a   Werner, Lynne A ^a   Norton, Susan J ^a,b   Nie, Kaibao ^a   Rubinstein, Jay T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Divisions of Audiology and Otolaryngology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HEARING ACUITY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PERFORMANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; REACTION TIME; SOUND DETECTION; ATTENTION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEAFNESS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEARING TEST; LEARNING; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOPHYSICS; RECREATION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; ATTENTION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; DEAFNESS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEARING TESTS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; MALE; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PSYCHOACOUSTICS; REACTION TIME;

EID: 69049107475     PISSN: 01960202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AUD.0b013e3181986dfe     Document Type: Article

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