Effects of ethyl alcohol on the acoustic reflex threshold.
Acoustic reflex thresholds for pure tones and white nose were measured every 20 min for 4 hr after the ingestion of ethyl alcohol. The average maximum acoustic reflex threshold shift was 11 dB, occurring on the average at 100 min, and returning to base-line levesl at approximately 200 min postingestion. These data lend support to the classification of ethyl alcohol as a sedative, and should caution the clinician when interpreting acoustic reflex threshold data from persons who have ingested small amounts of alcohol.
D000328:Adult; D003864:Depression, Chemical; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012018:Reflex / Q000187:drug effects*
D000431:Ethanol