Auditory brainstem response to complex sounds predicts self-reported speech-in-noise performance

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 31-43

  Anderson, Samira ^a   Parbery Clark, Alexandra ^a   White Schwoch, Travis ^a   Kraus, Nina ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Brainstem; Central auditory processing; Clinical audiology; Electrophysiology; Speech perception; Speech in noise perception

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHONETICS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; REACTION TIME; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; SOUND DETECTION; SPEECH AUDIOMETRY; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; AGED; ALGORITHMS; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY, BRAIN STEM; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE; PHONETICS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REACTION TIME; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; SOUND LOCALIZATION; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION TESTS; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 84874510296     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2012/12-0043)     Document Type: Article

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