Individual and level-dependent differences in masking for adults with normal and impaired hearing
Year: 2012
Type: article
Abstract: Simultaneous, on-frequency masking is commonly assumed to be linear with increasing noise intensity. However, some evidence suggests that, expressed in terms of signal-to-noise ratio changes with background level changes, masking slopes can vary from 0 dB/dB. These results and evidence from a large sample of subjects with normal and impaired hearing demonstrate level-dependent changes in masking, large individual differences in masking among subjects with similar thresholds in quiet, and significant correlations of masking slope with other estimates of auditory function measured in the same backgrounds.
DOI: 10.1121/1.3693386
Institution: Medical University of South Carolina
Language: English
Subfield: Sensory Systems
Field: Neuroscience
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
Funders: Medical University of South Carolina, University of South Carolina, National Institutes of Health, South Carolina Clinical and Translational Research Institute, Medical University of South Carolina, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Center for Research Resources, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Awards: South Carolina Clinical & Translational Research Institute (SCTR), G3211369444, G3843897372, Experimental and Clinical Studies of Presbyacusis, G406386976, South Carolina Clinical & Translational Research Institute (SCTR), Auditory Analysis and Speech Recognition, RENOVATION TO SUPPORT SENSORY NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH, G9000153244, G9000186425
OpenAlex ID: W2062175603