Acoustic radiation effects on bone conduction threshold measurement.

Unlabelled: Acoustic radiation is the sound energy escape from a bone vibrator that may be detected by air conduction mechanisms. The presence of acoustic radiation may result in an unreal bone conduction threshold, promoting an unreal air/bone gap in the high frequencies.

Aim: aim to analyze the acoustic radiation effect on the extension of air/bone gap at 2,000, 3,000 and 4,000 Hz.

Tinnitus and normal hearing: a study on the transient otoacoustic emissions suppression.

Unlabelled: The workings of the auditory pathway of patients with tinnitus and normal hearing can be associated with an auditory efferent pathway dysfunction at the level of the superior olivary complex. Otoacoustic emission suppression with contralateral noise can represent an alternative to its evaluation.

Aim: to investigate Transient Otoacoustic Emission suppression in normal hearing adults with and without tinnitus and to compare the two groups.

Interaction between audiology and genetics in the study of a family: the complexity of molecular diagnosis and genetic counseling.

Unlabelled: Hearing loss is a multifaceted condition with many etiologies, among which genetic mutation is. Therefore, it is important to connect audiological investigation to etiological diagnosis.

Aim: this study aims to establish the audiological and genetic profiles of three non-syndromic children with sensorineural hearing loss.