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Cross-modality matching and the loudness growth function for click stimuli

Y C Serpanos1, H O'Malley, J S Gravel

  • 1Adelphi University, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Hy Weinberg Center, Garden City, New York 11530, USA.

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
|February 28, 1998
PubMed
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Cross-modality matching (CMM) effectively measures loudness growth in individuals with hearing loss. This method, using perceived line length, showed less variability than traditional techniques for assessing hearing impairments.

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Area of Science:

  • Audiology
  • Psychoacoustics
  • Hearing Science

Background:

  • Understanding loudness perception is crucial for audiological assessment.
  • High-frequency cochlear hearing loss affects loudness perception.
  • Cross-modality matching (CMM) offers a novel approach to measure loudness growth.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate loudness-intensity functions for click stimuli in adults with normal, flat, or sloping high-frequency hearing loss.
  • To validate the CMM procedure for assessing loudness growth functions.
  • To compare CMM with traditional psychophysical methods in hearing-impaired listeners.

Main Methods:

  • Obtained loudness-intensity functions using click stimuli in 30 adult listeners.
  • Employed cross-modality matching (CMM) between loudness and perceived line length.

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  • Compared CMM results with magnitude estimation and production for listeners with cochlear hearing loss.

    • Main Results:

    • Mean group loudness exponents for clicks were comparable to those from pure-tone stimuli studies.
    • The loudness function for clicks was similar to tonal stimuli functions in listeners with moderate or better hearing.
    • CMM demonstrated reduced variability compared to magnitude estimation and production in hearing-impaired groups.

    Conclusions:

    • CMM is a valid and reliable method for estimating loudness growth functions.
    • CMM is particularly advantageous for assessing loudness in individuals with cochlear hearing loss.
    • Individual loudness growth functions should be compared to normative data for accurate deviation analysis.