title: The relationship of continuous (C) and interrupted (I) tones at threshold and most comfortable loudness (MCL) in hearing-impaired ears.
abstract: Differences in the Bekesy tracking levels of continuous (C) and interrupted (I) tones at both threshold and most comfortable loudness (MCL) were determined in a large clinical sample of persons with hearing loss. Results indicate small but significant C-I differences not only at the two levels separately but also in the tracking of C and I tones at threshold relative to MCL, regardless of frequency or hearing loss severity. Such results may have implications for both diagnostic and rehabilitative audiology.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001299:Audiometry / Q000379:methods*; D001301:Audiometry, Pure-Tone / Q000379:methods*; D001309:Auditory Threshold; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006317:Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced / Q000175:diagnosis; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008144:Loudness Perception; D008297:Male; D008575:Meniere Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D008875:Middle Aged; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis; D010040:Otosclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D010898:Pitch Perception; D011304:Presbycusis / Q000175:diagnosis