Envelope following responses predict speech-in-noise performance in normal-hearing listeners
Anita M. Mepani, Sarah Verhulst, Kenneth E. Hancock, Markus Garrett, Viacheslav Vasilkov, Kara Bennett, Victor De Gruttola, M. Charles Liberman, Stéphane F. Maison
Abstract
Recent studies suggest that millions of people may be at risk of permanent impairment from cochlear synaptopathy, the age-related and noise-induced degeneration of neural connections in the inner ear. This study examines electrophysiological responses to stimuli designed to improve detection of neural damage in subjects with normal hearing sensitivity. The resultant correlations with word recognition performance are consistent with a contribution of cochlear neural damage to deficits in hearing in noise abilities.
Topics & Concepts
AudiogramAudiologyStimulus (psychology)Amplitude modulationPerceptSensory systemHearing lossNoise (video)PsychologyNeuroscienceFrequency modulationPerceptionComputer scienceMedicineTelecommunicationsBandwidth (computing)Artificial intelligenceImage (mathematics)PsychotherapistHearing Loss and RehabilitationHearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, GeneticsNoise Effects and Management