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[Loudness scaling. A procedure for quantitative recruitment detection]

J Kiessling1, M Schubert, I Wagner

  • 1Universitäts-HNO-Klinik, Giessen.

HNO
|June 1, 1994
PubMed
Summary

Direct loudness scaling, an audiological tool, establishes normal hearing data and assesses sensorineural hearing loss. This method is clinically feasible for evaluating hearing impairments and aids.

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Area of Science:

  • Audiology
  • Psychoacoustics
  • Hearing Science

Context:

  • Direct loudness scaling (DLS) is an established audiological tool with decades of research.
  • Clinical adoption has been limited by equipment availability and evidence of applicability.
  • This study addresses these limitations by establishing normal data and assessing clinical feasibility.

Purpose:

  • To establish normal data for a single-step direct loudness scaling procedure.
  • To collect and analyze loudness determinations from patients with sensorineural hearing loss.
  • To investigate the clinical applicability and utility of DLS in audiology.

Summary:

  • Normal loudness functions show consistent shapes across frequencies (500-4000 Hz) but vary by gender (females report louder).
  • Hearing-impaired subjects exhibit decreased slope in loudness functions with increased hearing loss, suggesting negative recruitment, especially at high frequencies.
  • Single-step DLS is clinically feasible and effective for identifying hearing impairments and evaluating hearing devices.

Impact:

  • Provides normative data for direct loudness scaling.
  • Demonstrates DLS as a quantitative indicator of recruitment for hearing loss localization.
  • Enables objective evaluation of hearing aids and cochlear implants through frequency-specific gain measurement.

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