The effect of sensorineural hearing loss on suprathreshold perception of tonal components in noise
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Published:2022-08
Issue:8
Volume:2
Page:084401
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ISSN:2691-1191
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Container-title:JASA Express Letters
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language:en
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Short-container-title:JASA Express Letters
Author:
Hots Jan1ORCID,
Ashraf Vaghefi Shirin1,
Verhey Jesko L.1ORCID
Affiliation:
1. Department of Experimental Audiology, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Leipziger Straße 44, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany, ,
Abstract
The present study investigates how sensorineural hearing loss affects the perception of suprathreshold tonal components in noise. Masked threshold, tonality, and loudness of the tonal content are measured for one, two, or four simultaneously presented sinusoids. The levels of the suprathreshold tonal components were chosen relative to the individual masked thresholds. Masked thresholds were significantly higher for the hearing-impaired listeners than for normal-hearing listeners. In general, tonality was the same for hearing-impaired and normal-hearing listeners at the same level above threshold. The same was found for the loudness of the tonal content.
Funder
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Publisher
Acoustical Society of America (ASA)
Subject
Electrical and Electronic Engineering,Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
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