CLINICAL-APPLICATIONS OF TRANSCRANIAL BONE-CONDUCTION ATTENUATION IN CHILDREN

Authors
VANNIASEGARAM I BRADLEY J BELLMAN S
Citation
I. Vanniasegaram et al., CLINICAL-APPLICATIONS OF TRANSCRANIAL BONE-CONDUCTION ATTENUATION IN CHILDREN, Journal of Laryngology and Otology, 108(10), 1994, pp. 834-836
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Otorhinolaryngology
Journal title
Journal of Laryngology and Otology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00222151
Volume
108
Issue
10
Year of publication
1994
Pages
834 - 836
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-2151(1994)108:10<834:COTBAI>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
It is a common belief that there is no significant transcranial attenu ation across the skull by bone conduction (BC). In 32 children with pr oven unilateral sensorineural hearing loss the unmasked bone threshold s were measured on each side. There was a significant attenuation of B C at 4 kHz. Transcranial attenuation of BC at 4 kHz may explain the di fference in sound perception between the two ears when bone conduction amplification is used. Further research should be undertaken to ident ify the better cochlea in mixed hearing losses.