The effort to develop artificial hearing systems for the deaf has recently been focused on tactual vocoders, devices that transduce acoustic energy into vibratory or electrocutaneous signals which are then applied to the skin. current tactual vocoders, however, are based largely upon untested… More

Hearing testing of newborns and infants using auditory brainstem responses (abr) has gained widespread acceptance and has come to be preferred over other less accurate techniques. abr's strength is its direct measurement of auditory function, which results in high test specificity and sensitivity.… More

Concern about the effects of hearing impairment on a child's development is causing hearing evaluation to become a routine part of pediatric care. while the commercial market has focused on the improvement of electrophysiologic procedures and equipment, behavioral procedures which may be more… More