Steeply sloping high-frequency hearing loss is often associated with cochlear dead regions. These can be identified by measuring pure-tone thresholds in quiet and in Threshold-Equalising Noise (TEN). However, many patients cannot be adequately tested because the low frequencies in the TEN lead to uncomfortable loudness. We investigated the effect of high-pass filtering on the TEN-test results and the loudness of the TEN. Twenty-four normally hearing subjects and 35 subjects with steeply sloping high-frequency hearing loss were tested, using the standard TEN (TENs), and TEN high-pass filtered at 0.5 kHz (TEN0.5) or 1 kHz (TEN1). For both groups, masked thresholds did not differ across noise types for frequencies above 1 kHz. Over 50% of the hearing-impaired ears tested met the criteria for a dead region at 4 kHz, using all three noise types. However, masked thresholds and the prevalence of positive TEN-test results at 1 kHz were both lower with the TEN 1. The TEN1 was judged the most comfortable noise by 68% of the hearing-impaired subjects. We conclude that high-pass filtering would allow testing at higher TEN levels for patients with steeply sloping hearing loss.
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