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The binaural masking level difference as a function of frequency, masker level and masking bandwidth in normal-hearing and hearing-impaired listeners.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  3977781     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Binaural masking level differences (MLDs) were measured for 10 normal-hearing and 10 cochlear-impaired listeners, at 500 and 2 000 Hz. Maskers were either wide-band (approximately 2 000 Hz), or narrow-band (50 Hz). For wide-band maskers the noise pressure spectrum level was 50 dB/Hz, and for the narrow-band maskers the noise levels were 50 and 60 dB/Hz. At 500 Hz the hearing-impaired listeners show abnormally low MLDs in wide-band noise, but not in narrow-band noise. At 2 000 Hz, the hearing-impaired subjects show abnormally low MLDs only in narrow-band noise at the 50 dB/Hz level. The clinical implications of the results are considered.
Authors:
J W Hall; A D Harvey
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Audiology : official organ of the International Society of Audiology     Volume:  24     ISSN:  0020-6091     ISO Abbreviation:  Audiology     Publication Date:  1985  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1985-03-28     Completed Date:  1985-03-28     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  1273752     Medline TA:  Audiology     Country:  SWITZERLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  25-31     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Auditory Perception
Cochlea / physiopathology
Functional Laterality
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / physiopathology*
Humans
Noise
Perceptual Masking*

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