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Original Article

Auditory steady-state responses to MM and exponential envelope AM2/FM stimuli in normal-hearing adults

Respuestas auditivas de estado estable con MM y estímulos de envoltura exponencial AM2/FM en adultos normoyentes

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Pages 399-406 | Received 11 Aug 2006, Published online: 07 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

The present study utilized a commercially available multiple auditory steady-state response (ASSR) system to test normal hearing adults (n=55). The primary objective was to evaluate the impact of the mixed modulation (MM) and the novel proposed exponential AM2/FM stimuli on the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and threshold estimation accuracy, through a within-subject comparison. The second aim was to establish a normative database for both stimulus types. The results demonstrated that the AM2/FM and MM stimulus had a similar effect on the SNR, whereas the ASSR threshold results revealed that the AM2/FM produced better thresholds than the MM stimulus for the 500, 1000, and 4000 Hz carrier frequency. The mean difference scores to tones of 500, 1000, 2000, and 4000 Hz were for the MM stimulus: 20±12, 14±9, 10±8, and 12±8 dB; and for the AM2/FM stimulus: 18±13, 12±8, 11±8, and 10±8 dB, respectively. The current research confirms that the AM2/FM stimulus can be used efficiently to test normal hearing adults.

Sumario

El presente estudio utiliza un sistema comercialmente disponible de respuestas auditivas de estado estable (ASSR) para probar la audición de adultos normales (n=55). El principal objetivo fue evaluar el impacto de la modulación mezclada (MM) y del propuesto novedoso estímulo exponencial AM2/FM en la relación señal/ruido (SNR) y la precisión para estimar el umbral, por medio de una comparación en cada sujeto. El segundo propósito fue establecer una base de datos normativa para ambos tipos de estímulo. Los resultados demostraron que los estímulos AM2/FM y MM tuvieron un efecto similar en la SNR, mientras que los umbrales de las ASSR revelaron que el AM2/FM produjo mejores resultados que el estímulo MM en las frecuencias portadoras de 500, 1000 y 4000 Hz. La diferencia media de puntuaciones con el estímulo MM en 500, 1000, 2000 y 4000 Hz fue de 20±12, 14±9, 10±8, y 12±8 dB y para el estímulo AM2/FM, de 18±13, 12±8, 11±8, y 10±8 dB, respectivamente. Esta investigación confirma que el estímulo AM2/FM puede usarse eficientemente para examinar adultos normoyentes.

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