TY - JOUR
T1 - Real ear to 6-cm3 coupler differences in young children
AU - Lewis, D. E.
AU - Stelmachowitz, P. G.
PY - 1993
Y1 - 1993
N2 - Real-ear sound pressure levels under supra-aural earphones were measured for a group of young children (9 months to 7 years) and adults. Pure-tone signals were presented at nine test frequencies from 250 to 6000 Hz, and real ear to 6-cm3 coupler differences were computed for each frequency. Results suggest that, by 2 years of age, average real ear to 6-cm3 coupler differences are similar for adults and children. The intersubject variability for all groups supports the need for real-ear threshold measures on an individual basis In cases where the ability to amplify the speech spectrum to a level that is audible across the frequency range is in question.
AB - Real-ear sound pressure levels under supra-aural earphones were measured for a group of young children (9 months to 7 years) and adults. Pure-tone signals were presented at nine test frequencies from 250 to 6000 Hz, and real ear to 6-cm3 coupler differences were computed for each frequency. Results suggest that, by 2 years of age, average real ear to 6-cm3 coupler differences are similar for adults and children. The intersubject variability for all groups supports the need for real-ear threshold measures on an individual basis In cases where the ability to amplify the speech spectrum to a level that is audible across the frequency range is in question.
KW - 6-cm couplers
KW - Probe-tube microphone measurements
KW - Real-ear SPLs
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U2 - 10.1044/jshr.3601.204
DO - 10.1044/jshr.3601.204
M3 - Article
C2 - 8450659
AN - SCOPUS:0027409127
VL - 36
SP - 204
EP - 209
JO - Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research
JF - Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research
SN - 1092-4388
IS - 1
ER -