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The effect of the transducers on paediatric thresholds estimated with auditory steady-state responses

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The objective of this study was to investigate the usefulness of auditory steady-state responses (ASSRs) for estimating hearing thresholds in young children, compared with behavioural thresholds. The second objective was to investigate ASSR thresholds obtained with insert earphones versus supra-aural headphones to determine which transducer produces ASSR thresholds most similar to behavioural thresholds measured with supra-aural headphones. This retrospective study included 29 participants (58 ears): 12 children (24 ears) in the insert group and 17 children (34 ears) in the supra-aural group. No general anaesthesia was used. For both groups, there was a strong correlation between behavioural and ASSR thresholds, with a stronger correlation for the insert group. When behavioural thresholds are difficult to obtain, ASSR may be a useful objective measure that can be combined with other audiometric procedures to estimate hearing thresholds and to determine appropriate auditory rehabilitation approaches.

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  1. Service d’ORL et Chirurgie Cervico-Faciale, CHRU de Tours, Tours, France

    D. Bakhos, A. Villeneuve, S. Kim, E. Lescanne, V. Pigeon & J. M. Aoustin

  2. ENT Department, Université François-Rabelais de Tours, CHRU de Tours, UMR-S930, 2 Boulevard Tonnellé, 37000, Tours, France

    D. Bakhos, S. Kim & E. Lescanne

  3. Service d’ORL et Chirurgie Cervico-Faciale, CHU de Nantes, Nantes, France

    H. Vitaux & P. Bordure

  4. Université de Nantes, CHU de Nantes, Nantes, France

    P. Bordure

  5. Department of Head and Neck Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    J. Galvin

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Bakhos, D., Vitaux, H., Villeneuve, A. et al. The effect of the transducers on paediatric thresholds estimated with auditory steady-state responses. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 273, 2019–2026 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-015-3761-z

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