Performance on tests of central auditory processing by individuals exposed to high-intensity blasts

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1005-1024

  Gallun, Frederick J ^a,b   Diedesch, Anna C ^a   Kubli, Lina R ^c   Walden, Therese C ^c   Folmer, Robert L ^a,b   Samantha Lewis, S ^a,b   McDermott, Daniel J ^a   Fausti, Stephen A ^a,b   Leek, Marjorie R ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR REHABILITATIVE AUDITORY RESEARCH   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Audiometric evaluation; Auditory dysfunction; Auditory processing disorder; Blast; Central auditory processing; Evoked potential; Hearing loss; Rehabilitation; Traumatic brain injury; Veterans

Indexed keywords

AUDIOMETRIC EVALUATION; AUDITORY DYSFUNCTION; AUDITORY PROCESSING; BLAST; HEARING LOSS; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES; VETERANS;

AUDITION; BIOELECTRIC POTENTIALS; BRAIN; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT REHABILITATION;

TESTING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLAST INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; GAP IN NOISE TEST; HEARING DISORDER; HEARING TEST; HUMAN; MALE; MASKING LEVEL DIFFERENCE; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; QUICK SPEECH IN NOISE TEST; REFERENCE VALUE; STAGGERED SPONDAIN WORDS TEST;

ADULT; AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; BLAST INJURIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HEARING TESTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; VETERANS;

EID: 84868131095     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 19381352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2012.03.0038     Document Type: Article

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