Auditory brainstem response (ABR) latency: relative importance of age, sex and sensorineural hearing-loss using a mathematical model of the audiogram

Int J Neurosci. 1992 Nov-Dec;67(1-4):187-97. doi: 10.3109/00207459208994784.

Abstract

Influences of age, sex and audiogram on ABR latencies have been studied. Using a mathematical model of audiogram, the analysis of data finds a relative importance of age, sex and audiogram similar to previous studies. Audiogram slope was correlated only with the latencies of waves I and V, and multiple regression analyses indicate the slope effect is relatively weak compared to that of the other parameters. Using a mathematical model of audiogram did not improve the ABR variance across subjects, underscoring the need to discover other relevant variables to explain ABR latency.

MeSH terms

  • Acoustic Stimulation
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Age Factors
  • Aged
  • Audiometry / statistics & numerical data*
  • Auditory Threshold
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Ear, Middle / physiopathology
  • Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem*
  • Female
  • Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / diagnosis*
  • Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Models, Theoretical
  • Sex Factors