EVALUATION OF RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HEARING THRESHOLD AND LOUDNESS DISCOMFORT LEVEL IN SENSORINEURAL HEARING LOSS

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SHAPIRO, I
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JOURNAL OF SPEECH AND HEARING DISORDERS | 1979年 / 44卷 / 01期
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10.1044/jshd.4401.31
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H0 [语言学];
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030303 ; 0501 ; 050102 ;
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The relationship between hearing level and loudness discomfort level (LDL) for narrow-band noise was evaluated in two groups of patients with sensorineural hearing loss. Group I had thresholds ranging from 25-60 dB SPL and Group II's thresholds ranged from 65-100 dB SPL. LDLs were determined for narrow bands of noise centered at 500, 1000, 2000, and 4000 Hz. The LDLs for Group II were greater than those for Group I and the differences were statistically significant. It is speculated that one reason for others not finding differences as a function of hearing level may be the absence of severe to profound hearing loss in the test population.
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