Speech recognition scores and ABR in cochlear impairment.
The relationship between the speech recognition scores (SRS) in noise and the auditory brain-stem evoked response (ABR) was examined in 7 males (age range: 40 to 60 yrs) with fairly similar audiograms but different SRS. The Spearman rank-order correlation coefficient revealed a significant relationship between SRS and latencies of waves I and II of the ABR. The results are discussed in terms of neural degeneration and representation of speech stimuli in the auditory nerve.
Department of Audiology and Speech Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.
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D000328:Adult; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000503:physiopathology; D003051:Cochlea / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005072:Evoked Potentials, Auditory; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009410:Nerve Degeneration; D009622:Noise; D011930:Reaction Time; D013067:Speech Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D000159:Vestibulocochlear Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology*