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Effects of degree and symmetricity of bilateral spectral smearing, carrier frequency, and subject sex on amplitude of evoked auditory steady-state response signal

Cognitive Neurodynamics volume 13, pages 151–160 (2019)Cite this article

Abstract

The characteristics of an auditory steady-state response (ASSR) signal can be affected by the pathophysiological statuses of the left and right ears, such as a smeared sensation by native spectral smearing owing to sensorineural hearing impairment, because they can affect the perception of the stimulus, the degree of concentration on the stimulus and comfort in concentration. However, to date, few studies have examined the effects of such smeared sensations on the amplitude of the evoked ASSR signal. In this study, we synthesized various auditory stimuli with different degrees of spectral smearing using a hearing loss simulator to match the age of participant groups with different degrees of spectral smearing. We then performed three subjective tests, representing symmetric and asymmetric bilateral spectral smearing, with 16 normal-hearing individuals to observe the effects of the severity and symmetricity of bilateral spectral smearing, the value of the carrier frequency of auditory stimuli, and the sex of the individual on the amplitude in evoked ASSR signals. The experimental results demonstrated the following: (1) the application of spectral smearing to normal sounds may result in amplitude-reduced ASSR signals, (2) the effect of spectral smearing on the amplitude of the ASSR signals is most significant when the degrees of bilateral spectral smearing are asymmetric, (3) the selection of carrier frequency in an auditory stimulus can affect the amplitude of evoked ASSR signals regardless of the degree of spectral smearing, and (4) the sex of the individual can affect the amplitude of the evoked ASSR signal in various test conditions. The results of this study can help estimate the effects of smeared sensation by spectral smearing owing to sensorineural hearing impairment on the amplitude of evoked ASSR signals.

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This research was supported by the Bio & Medical Technology Development Program of the NRF funded by the Korean government, MSIP (NRF-2017M3A9E1064781), by the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea funded by the Ministry of Education (NRF-2017R1D1A1B03028811), and by the Korea Health Technology R&D Project through the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI) funded by the Ministry of Health & Welfare, Republic of Korea (HI17C2397).

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    Jong Ho Hwang, Dong Pyo Jang & In Young Kim

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  3. Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, Korea

    Kyoung Won Nam

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Hwang, J.H., Nam, K.W., Jang, D.P. et al. Effects of degree and symmetricity of bilateral spectral smearing, carrier frequency, and subject sex on amplitude of evoked auditory steady-state response signal. Cogn Neurodyn 13, 151–160 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11571-018-9512-2

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Keywords

  • Augmentative and alternative communication
  • Central auditory processing
  • Electrophysiology
  • Hearing loss