Bekesy comfortable loudness: supportive case studies.
Two cases of radiographically or surgically confirmed acoustic neurinoma are presented. In each case a mild, unilateral sensorineural hearing loss was identified. Results of threshold Bekesy audiometry were negative while the Bekesy comfortable loudness (BCL) procedure indicated significant auditory adaptation in both patients.
D000328:Adult; D001299:Audiometry / Q000379:methods*; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000159:Vestibulocochlear Nerve