Psychoacoustic analysis of the normal audiometric region in noise-induced hearing loss subjects

Although only a few studies have shown evidence of damage to the lower audiometrie region in subjects who have permanent hearing loss as a result of noise, these efforts have not involved discriminating psyehoaeoustie tasks. Thus, the present research was undertaken to assess low-to-mid frequency auditory function in NIHL subjects. Specifically, four indices of audition more sensitive to auditory perceptive function were utilized to address the question: Does auditory dysfunction occur in the normal audiometrie region in subjects displaying noise-induced hearing loss?