The acceptable noise level and the pure-tone audiogram
(2017) In American Journal of Audiology 26(1). p.80-87- Abstract
Purpose: The vast majority of previous studies suggest that there is no relationship between the acceptable noise level (ANL) and pure-tone hearing thresholds reported as the average pure-tone hearing thresholds (pure-tone average). This study aims to explore (a) the relationship between hearing thresholds at individual frequencies and the ANL and (b) a measure of the slope of the audiogram and ANL. Method: Sixty-three Danish adult hearing aid users participated. Assessments were pure-tone audiogram and 3 different versions of the ANL test made monaurally at 2 different sessions. Results: The findings show that low-frequency hearing thresholds and the slope of the audiogram are significantly related to all versions of the ANL.... (More)
Purpose: The vast majority of previous studies suggest that there is no relationship between the acceptable noise level (ANL) and pure-tone hearing thresholds reported as the average pure-tone hearing thresholds (pure-tone average). This study aims to explore (a) the relationship between hearing thresholds at individual frequencies and the ANL and (b) a measure of the slope of the audiogram and ANL. Method: Sixty-three Danish adult hearing aid users participated. Assessments were pure-tone audiogram and 3 different versions of the ANL test made monaurally at 2 different sessions. Results: The findings show that low-frequency hearing thresholds and the slope of the audiogram are significantly related to all versions of the ANL. Conclusion: It is possible that previous studies have failed to discover a relationship between ANL and hearing thresholds due to the use of the broad 4-frequency pure-tone average. This has implications for our understanding of the ANL test.
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- author
- Brännström, Jonas LU and Olsen, Steen Østergaard
- organization
- publishing date
- 2017-03-01
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- in
- American Journal of Audiology
- volume
- 26
- issue
- 1
- pages
- 8 pages
- publisher
- Amer. Speech-Language-Hearing Assoc.
- external identifiers
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- pmid:28036411
- wos:000397636800007
- scopus:85015267181
- ISSN
- 1059-0889
- DOI
- 10.1044/2016_AJA-16-0033
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- English
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- yes
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- 88db10e7-4cb4-406b-b180-9499354ae14a
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abstract = {{<p>Purpose: The vast majority of previous studies suggest that there is no relationship between the acceptable noise level (ANL) and pure-tone hearing thresholds reported as the average pure-tone hearing thresholds (pure-tone average). This study aims to explore (a) the relationship between hearing thresholds at individual frequencies and the ANL and (b) a measure of the slope of the audiogram and ANL. Method: Sixty-three Danish adult hearing aid users participated. Assessments were pure-tone audiogram and 3 different versions of the ANL test made monaurally at 2 different sessions. Results: The findings show that low-frequency hearing thresholds and the slope of the audiogram are significantly related to all versions of the ANL. Conclusion: It is possible that previous studies have failed to discover a relationship between ANL and hearing thresholds due to the use of the broad 4-frequency pure-tone average. This has implications for our understanding of the ANL test.</p>}},
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title = {{The acceptable noise level and the pure-tone audiogram}},
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