Purpose: To assess the Computerized Revised Token Test (CRTT) performance of individuals with normal hearing under several intensity conditions and under several spectral and temporal perturbation conditions. Method: Sixty normal-hearing listeners were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 groups. Group 1 provided performance-intensity information about…

Auditory screening programs designed to detect hearing problems among school children are outlined, including the test environments, equipment and personnel, and cost factors. Despite criticism of pure-tone audiometric screening programs, there is evidence that they have been generally successful. (JMF)

Puretone auditory assessment of 21 adults with severe to profound mental retardation indicated that a bivariate plotting procedure of predicting hearing sensitivity from the acoustic reflexes should be included in an audiological test battery for this population. (CL)

Audiological assessments were performed on 20 learning disabled students (6-16 years old). Results of Speech Reception Threshold testing and Discrimination Testing indicated that Ss generally scored lower on discrimination tasks, were more affected by the introduction of noise, and showed a greater variability in discrimination performance than 10…

THIS DOCUMENT COMPRISES 2 HEARING ABILITY TESTS FOR 3- TO 8-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN. THEIR ADMINISTRATION REQUIRES A SPEECH AUDIOMETER. TEST NORMS WERE ESTABLISHED FOR RECORDED MATERIALS IN A SOUND FIELD. BOTH TESTS USE COLORED PICTURE CARDS, AND IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THE CHILD BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY ALL ITEMS SHOWN. THE THRESHOLD BY IDENTIFICATION OF…

The application of visual reinforcement audiometry (VRA) -- a testing procedure involving the use of visual stimuli following auditory responses -- was studied with 21 mentally handicapped children (ages 1-6 years). (Author/DLS)

A model for identification of hearing impairment which combined tympanometry and the puretone procedures outlined by the American Speech and Hearing Association was tested with 8,528 elementary age children from six Connecticut towns. The nine goals of the project included obtaining pass/fail ratios for puretone audiometry within minus 1 percent…

Directed to professionals with a basic knowledge of audiological principles, the text presents a review of audiological assessment procedures and their applicability to the retarded. Pure-tone, speech, and Bekesy audiometry are described. Also discussed are differential diagnosis of auditory impairments, conditioning and audiological assessment,…

A project in which a group of 73 adult, correctional-facility inmates (20 women and 53 men, mean age of 28.6 years) was screened by pure-tone audiometry and by acoustic-immittance procedures is presented. Educational and other implications of the wide extent of undetected and untreated hearing losses in the correctional population are discussed.…