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14 normal-hearing persons were examined in 7 different versions of the balance-test. Thereby a severe dependence to the methods was found out, caused by psychological factors. By randomization of the side and the intensity (computer-controlled test-procedure) no case showed a significant recruitment.
In 23 persons with inner-ear disturbance there was not only the randomized test performed, but also the methods of Jerger (keeping the intensity constant on the worse ear) and Hood (constant on the better ear). By using the randomized test all patients showed a significant recruitment, calculated as the deviation of the angle in relation to the diagonal of the diagram. In 7 cases the method of Jerger and in 20 of all the 23 persons the method of Hood brought a compensation of loudness.
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Fritze, W. Der Vergleich binauraler Balancetests. Arch Otorhinolaryngol 217, 81–85 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00453893
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00453893