Research Article

Fast Hearing-Threshold Estimation Using Multiple Auditory Steady-State Responses with Narrow-Band Chirps and Adaptive Stimulus Patterns

Table 1

Differences between multiple ASSR thresholds and behavioural pure-tone thresholds for the normal-hearing (NH) and hearing-impaired (HI) test group (means and standard deviations, data from both ears collapsed).

Frequency/HzThreshold difference/dB

NH500 1 1 , 7 ± 7 , 9
1000 9 , 7 ± 7 , 4
2000 1 5 , 2 ± 7 , 5
4000 1 8 , 9 ± 5 , 9

HI500 1 0 , 6 ± 9 , 6
1000 8 , 1 ± 8 , 6
2000 1 2 , 0 ± 7 , 8
4000 1 0 , 9 ± 9 , 8