title: Brainstem evoked response audiometry.
abstract: Brainstem evoked response audiometry is useful in the identification of threshold levels as well as in the diagnosis of eighth nerve tumors. The instrumentation is a modification of the electroencephalograph and an averaging computer; 3,000 clicks, 16/s, are presented and averaged for each printed response. Evoked responses can be obtained from a patient who is unable or unwilling to respond to conventional behavioral testing; best results are obtained from quiet or asleep patients.
mesh_terms: D001299:Audiometry; D001300:Audiometry, Evoked Response; D001309:Auditory Threshold / Q000502:physiology; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000502:physiology*; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D006310:Hearing Aids; D006801:Humans; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D011930:Reaction Time; D000160:Vestibulocochlear Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis