title: New developments in evaluating central auditory mechanisms.
abstract: Five tests are reviewed for their ability to assist in the evaluation of the central auditory mechanism. These are: 1) the Masking Level Difference (MLD); 2) ipsilaterally and contralaterally evoked stapedius muscle reflex; 3) electrocochleography; 4) early brain stem responses; and 5) dichotic listening. A summary chart outlining the tests most commonly in use and their areas of special productivity is also presented.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001299:Audiometry / Q000379:methods; D001306:Auditory Pathways / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001307:Auditory Perception / Q000502:physiology; D001309:Auditory Threshold; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000503:physiopathology; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003051:Cochlea / Q000503:physiopathology; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000503:physiopathology; D004594:Electrophysiology / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D010470:Perceptual Masking; D012018:Reflex; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000503:physiopathology