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Gap detection as a function of stimulus bandwidth with fixed high-frequency cutoff in normal-hearing and hearing-impaired listeners.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2808923     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Gap detection was measured as a function of noise bandwidth with constant high-frequency cutoff in both normal-hearing and cochlear-impaired listeners. Band-widening functions were measured in a low-frequency region (0.6-kHz upper cutoff) and a high-frequency region (2.2-kHz upper cutoff). Measures of frequency selectivity were also obtained in the two frequency regions. The results for the normal-hearing listeners indicated that, on a double logarithmic scale, gap thresholds improved more steeply with increasing bandwidth in the higher frequency region than in the lower. However, performance at the narrow bandwidths was independent of frequency region. For the cochlear-impaired listeners, gap thresholds were generally longer than normal in both frequency regions. However, in the higher frequency region, progressively more listeners approached normal values as bandwidth was increased. The elevated gap thresholds were due in part to the higher absolute thresholds and in part to poor ability to process stimulus fluctuation. No correspondence was found between gap detection performance and frequency selectivity.
Authors:
J H Grose; D A Eddins; J W Hall
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America     Volume:  86     ISSN:  0001-4966     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Acoust. Soc. Am.     Publication Date:  1989 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1989-12-21     Completed Date:  1989-12-21     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7503051     Medline TA:  J Acoust Soc Am     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1747-55     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
University of North Carolina, Division of Otolaryngology, Chapel Hill 27599-7070.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acoustic Stimulation
Adult
Auditory Threshold*
Hearing / physiology*
Hearing Loss / physiopathology*
Humans
Middle Aged
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
NS 24908/NS/NINDS NIH HHS

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