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Auditory map of space
Frequency to place map-no direct map of sound source to cochlea. Acoustic cues in 2 ears TIME AND INTENSITY CUES
Lord Rayleigh_Front-Back Confusion
Cues reach ear at exact same time and intensity front and back-diotic stimuli (same)
Circle of Identity
Same binaural intensity. Cone of confusion
Intensity diff is greater for ____ freq
HIGH (doesn't bend around head as much)
ILD-Interaural level diff
diff btwn levels of sound-bigger head shadow at high freq
ILD is almost zero when
Wavelength of sound is 4x circumfrence (160Hz)
Helmholtz WRONG on phase deafness
the ears DO use time, idiot
ILD is largest at __degrees for freqs greater than __
90º at > 1kHz
Thompson- Phase cues for sound localization
Amplitude Modulation-can combine and subtract 2 tones slight diff freq=loudness fluctuate and seems to move phase is important but helmholtz said no
Raleigh-dichotic experiment
auditory brain uses phase relationships-diff freq simultaneously become added and seem moving bigger head shadow effect at high freq
We can detect time diff as small as __microseconds
10 microseconds
Wilson and Myers tube exp
time and intensity used to localize
Sound source on median plane=
no binaural distance=no intensity diff
ILD max and min summary
Max intensity diff=10kHz (head shadow) Min intensity diff=250Hz Largest at 90º
Time diff is easier for __freq
LOW
Intensity cue best at __freq
HIGH
Intensity cue best at __freq
HIGH
Intensity cue small at___
LOW <2kHz freqs
Intensity localization greatest at___freq
HIGH
Intensity localization greatest at___freq
HIGH
Errors from using both cues at
3kHz phase great for low, intensity great for high, error when they come together around 3kHz
Duplex theory
Low freq-TIME High freq-INTENSITY
Halverson-Sound Lateralization
Sound feels INSIDE head (headphones) 500Hz at 0º=middle " at0-180º=middle to R ear " at 180-360º=middle to L ear
Laterlization vs Localization
Localization-loudspeakers outside head Laterlization-headphones middle of head to each ear
Yost- Minimum Audible Angle
Time cues deteriorate from 1400Hz >1400Hz can no longer do task PHASE CAN ONLY BE USED UP TO 1400Hz
Yost and Hafter time diff of later and loca lizations
laterlization-just noticable phase diff at 1200Hz=12º or 27 microseconds localization-just noticeable phase diff at 100Hz=3º or 83 microseconds
Time cues are powerful but only work at low freq
can use time cues with high freq by using AM
Onset disparity
hear sound in 1 ear first think its from there, important for SHORT sound duration
Offset Disparity
On at same time, 1 ear goes off later=its the ear that was stimulated last Up to 6ms to make a disparity
which is more powerful-onset or offset disparity
ONSET!
With LOW freq we mainly use__ cues
TIME
With HIGH freq we mainly use__ cues
INTENSITY
We confuse time and intensity cues at__kHz
3kHz
Precedence Effect
whichever ear hears the sound source first is where sound is localized
Masking level difference
make signals detectable by changing the phase change one ears phase by 180 you can understand speech in noise, overcomes masking
Retrocochlear Hearing Loss
Problem beyond cochlea Problem is in 8th nerve or cochlear nucleus, superior olivary, inferior colliculus, etc IdentifiedIdentified with acoustic reflex and rollover
Manifestations of retrocochlear HL
rare sudden onset HL, unilateral SNHL usually poor speech discrim dizziness and/or tinn normal tymp acoustic reflex absent
Tests to determine retrocochlear HL
Puretone air and boneimmittance and acoustic reflexesspeech discrimtone decay-person cannot hear tone for full 60 sec even if louderreflex decay-if reflex, only lasts 10secevoked potentials-ABR delays
Tumor on Aud nerve-acoustic neuroma
60sec tone fades away in bad ear before 60 sec
Decruitment
Abnormally slow growth of loudness with increasing sound level-found in ACOUSTIC NEUROMA
Tests for central auditory disorders
Phonetically Balanced word listsBinaural audiometry using filtered speechMasking level differenceEvoked potentials-ABR
Rollover effect of phonetic word test
discrim poor at low intensity, improves, then gets worse-seen with central aud pathology, tumor often contralateral to ear being tested
Masking Level Difference
Tone both ears at 0º, binaural noise 180º out of phase= normal listeners thresholds improve 10-15dB Central lesion=little improvement
binaural distance difference
diff between distance sound reaches ears, midline mid saggital medial and horizontal planes
circle of identity
binaural distance difference is the same distance to sound source to each ear is equal
conductive hearing loss
outer and middle ear. cerumen, disarticulation, colesteatoma
Tympanogram Types
Ad=eardrum perforation As=otosclerosis C=neg pressure, otitis media B=flat, fluid in ear, infection
Degrees of Hearing Loss
20-40=mild 40-70=moderate 70-90=severe 90-120=profound
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Acoustic reflexes are ___ in retrocochlear HL
absent or abnormal
Rollover
Speech discrim testing, as increase volume, performance gets WORSE-retrococh
Decruitment
sound slowly increasing when in reality its faster-retrococh
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cochlear implants take ___weeks to heal
4-6 weeks
adult candidates for cochlear implants
-bilateral SNHL, severe-profound in mid-high freqs, moderate-profound in low freqs -post-lingual onset of deafness preferred -small benefit from HAs -psychologically, motivationally suitable -no medical contraindications
child candidates for cochlear implants
-<2 yrs: profound bilateral SNHL - >2 yrs: bilat SNHL, severe-profound in low freqs, profound in mid-high freqs -little or no benefit from HA’s (3-6 mo trial) -failure to develop simple auditory skills (<2 yrs) -no medical contraindications -enrolled in ora…
medical contraindications for cochlear implants
-congenital absence of cochlea and/or AN -lesions of auditory nerve or CANS -active middle ear disease -surgical risks
Raleigh-optimized wavelengths to make shadow effect=0
Bigger shadow effect at high freq
Harris&Sergeant-minimum detectable change on horizontal plane
Tones-binuaral better than monaural Noise-both binaural and monaural equal because pinna alters spectrum of noise for change in position
Stevens and Newman-localization errors
Localization error greatest at mid frequencies
Mills-minimum audible angle
detects change in location of sound source. Minimum audible angle is smallest when sound source is directly in front (0º) Poorest when source moves to side of head (60º)
Formula for NEAR sound source
d=K*2B K=radius of head B=angle of midline

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