Toward a differential diagnosis of hidden hearing loss in humans

PLoS ONE

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2016, Pages

  Liberman, M Charles ^a,b,c   Epstein, Michael J ^d   Cleveland, Sandra S ^d   Wang, Haobing ^b   Maison, Stéphane F ^a,b,c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^c Harvard Program in Speech and Hearing Bioscience and Technology   (United States)

^d NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCHLEA POTENTIAL; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCOCHLEOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HIDDEN HEARING LOSS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LOUDNESS RECRUITMENT; LOW RISK POPULATION; MALE; NOISE MEASUREMENT; SOUND ANALYSIS; WORD RECOGNITION; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; HEARING LOSS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUDIOMETRY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84990889825     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0162726     Document Type: Article

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