Comparison of manual and computer-automated procedures for tinnitus pitch-matching.

Clinical assessment of tinnitus usually includes pitch-matching between the tinnitus and a pure tone. Although such testing is performed routinely, response reliability has not been demonstrated yet. The present study continues a series of studies designed to develop automated methodology for quantifying tinnitus perceptual characteristics.

Reliability of computer-automated hearing thresholds in cochlear-impaired listeners using ER-4B Canal Phone earphones.

This paper describes the second phase of a study to determine test-retest reliability of hearing thresholds using a computer-automated technique with ER-4B Canal Phone insert earphones. The first phase documented reliable hearing thresholds in 20 normal-hearing individuals. For this second phase, 20 individuals with cochlear hearing loss completed the same testing protocol as for phase one.

Comparison of ABR stimuli for the early detection of ototoxicity: conventional clicks compared with high frequency clicks and single frequency tonebursts.

Effective objective testing methodology is needed for early detection of the effects of ototoxicity on hearing in patients. The requirements for such testing include responses that are: 1) reliable across test sessions; 2) sensitive to ototoxic change ( > 8 kHz), and 3) recordable in a time-efficient manner. Auditory brainstem responses (ABR) appear well suited to this task however, conventional clicks stimulate primarily mid-frequencies (1-4 kHz) and high frequency tonebursts require too much time.