Audiologic test results were reviewed for 30 patients whose hearing was preserved following eighth nerve tumor surgery. Improved auditory brainstem response tracings were seen as probably indicating increased neural synchrony due to reduced pressure on the cochlear nerve following surgery, whereas reduced hearing sensitivity probably reflects…

A report which outlines the operation and some applications of an automatic audiovisual system for the assessment of a subject's phonemic discrimination ability based on a two-alternative forced-choice response situation. (Author)

Described are clinical techniques and procedures useful in evaluations for exaggerated hearing levels. Discussed are considerations of the audiologist, his equipment, and erroneous findings; patient cooperation, anticipated hearing handicaps, detection of exaggeration, and order of test presentation; voluntary aid conduction audiometry,…

Normal, preterm, and high-risk infants were tested at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months of age using averaged electroencephalic audiometry (AEA) to determine the usefulness of AEA as a measurement technique for assessing auditory acuity in infants, and to delineate some of the procedural and technical problems often encountered. (KW)

The paper presents information regarding the major components of a basic audiologic test battery and the effects of hearing impairment on certain areas of development. (Author)

Consonant production following the sensory restoration of audition was investigated in 22 prelinguistically deaf French children who received cochlear implants. Spontaneous speech productions were recorded at 6, 12, and 18 months post-surgery and consonant inventories were derived from both glossable and non-glossable phones using two acquisition…

Based on a master's thesis by Prudence S. Barber, Northern Illinois Universiyy.

The author suggests that audiologists and physicians should measure hearing in terms of retention rather than loss. (CL)

Measured how well elderly persons hear in everyday auditory communication situations. Results of the new Speech-In Noise (SIN) test were better predictors of hearing communication performance than any of the traditional audiometric measures. Because the SIN test is so brief, it is ideal for mass screening of hearing among the elderly. (Author/ABB)

Part of author's Ph.D. dissertation, Washington University, 1968. (JJ)

The rationale and procedures for current neonatal hearing screening programs are reviewed, areas of weakness identified, and an alternative approach offered. (KW)