The effect of coffee on contralateral suppression of transient evoked otoacoustic emissions.

: Coffee is a popular non-alcoholic beverage consumed by humans across the world. It contains caffeine, which is a type of stimulant of the central nervous system. In the auditory system, it has a positive effect on auditory brainstem response and perception of speech in noise.

The Relationship between Contralateral Suppression of Transient Evoked Otoacoustic Emission and Unmasking of Speech Evoked Auditory Brainstem Response.

 Several studies have shown that efferent pathways of the auditory system improve perception of speech-in-noise. But, the majority of investigations assessing the role of efferent pathways on speech perception have used contralateral suppression of otoacoustic emissions as a measure of efferent activity. By studying the effect of efferent activity on the speech-evoked auditory brainstem response (ABR), some more light could be shed on the effect of efferent pathways on the encoding of speech in the auditory pathway.

Relationship between parental stress and attitude towards cochlear implantation outcomes in children in an Indian context.

Purpose: The study was aimed to investigate the relationship between parental stress and attitude of parents towards the outcomes of cochlear implantation in an Indian scenario.

Methods: A total of 59 parents of children with cochlear implantation participated in the study. The outcomes of cochlear implant was measured using Parental attitudes of various aspects of cochlear implantation questionnaire and parental stress was measured using parental stress scale.

Vestibular evoked myogenic potentials in chronic renal disease.

Background: There is limited evidence to provide an insight on the VEMP characteristics to explain the association between chronic renal disease (CRD) and its effect on otolith structures.

Objective: To compare the otolithic function of individuals with CRD and individuals with no known CRD. To investigate the relationship between disease duration and VEMP and creatine level and VEMP among individuals with CRD.

Data of contralateral suppression of transient evoked otoacoustic emissions for various noise signals.

The data presented in this article is related to our research article titled "contralateral suppression of transient evoked otoacoustic emissions for various noise signals" (Kalaiah et al., 2017) [1]. The contralateral suppression of transient evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAE) was measured from 19 young adults with normal hearing sensitivity.

Effect of speech-shaped noise on the recognition of malayalam and english consonants by malayalam listeners.

Objective: The present study compared recognition of native and non-native consonants in quiet and noise among native speakers of Malayalam.

Methods And Material: Fifteen native speakers of Malayalam who had English as the medium of instruction at school participated in the study. Stimuli comprised of 16 vowel-consonants-vowel nonsense syllables spoken by eight native speakers of Malayalam (native consonants) and eight native speakers of American English (non-native consonants).

Threshold Estimation Using "Chained Stimuli" for Cortical Auditory Evoked Potentials in Individuals With Normal Hearing and Hearing Impairment.

Purpose We investigated the utility of chained stimuli for threshold estimation using cortical auditory evoked potentials (CAEPs) in individuals with normal hearing sensitivity and hearing loss. The effect of the order of frequency in chained stimuli on CAEPs was also studied. Method Seventeen individuals with normal hearing and 17 individuals with mild to severe sensorineural hearing loss participated in the study.

Short Term Test-Retest Reliability of Contralateral Inhibition of Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emissions.

Background And Objectives: Strength of medial olivocochlear reflex can be measured reliably using contralateral inhibition of distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) when its fine structure is considered. However, measurement of fine structure of DPOAE is difficult with clinical equipment. Thus, this study investigated the clinically relevant test-retest reliability of contralateral inhibition of DPOAEs.

Does dyslipidemia worsen the hearing level in diabetics?

Objective: To identify the effect of dyslipidemia on auditory function detected by Pure Tone Audiometry. To check if dyslipidemia worsens the hearing level in diabetics.

Design: This was a comparative study where 120 subjects between the age group of 20 and 50 years underwent pure tone audiometry, lipid profile and blood sugars.

Cortical Auditory Event Related Potentials (P300) for Frequency Changing Dynamic Tones.

Background And Objectives: P300 has been studied with a variety of stimuli. However, the nature of P300 has not been investigated for deviant stimuli which change its characteristics from standard stimuli after a period of time from onset.

Subjects And Methods: Nine young adults with normal hearing participated in the study.

Descending auditory pathway and identification of phonetic contrast by native listeners.

The present study investigated the ability of native listeners to identify subtle phonetic contrasts in nonsense words and its relationship with the contralateral inhibition of transient evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAE). A group of 45 young adults with normal hearing sensitivity who were native speakers of Malayalam participated in the behavioral experiment. Phone identification score and reaction time for four phonetic pairs in nonsense words were measured for each participant.