Effects of ambient acoustic noise on auditory brainstem response to level-specific chirp and click stimuli in normal-hearing adults

Dzulkarnain, Ahmad Aidil Arafat and Mat Rahed, Balqis Aqilah and Shahrudin, Fatin Amira and Jamal, Fatin Nabilah and Zakaria, Mohd Normani (2022) Effects of ambient acoustic noise on auditory brainstem response to level-specific chirp and click stimuli in normal-hearing adults. Journal of Audiology and Otology, 26 (4). pp. 182-191. ISSN 2384-1621 E-ISSN 2384-1710

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Abstract

Background and Objectives Despite few reports on the influence of ambient acoustic noise on auditory brainstem response (ABR) to click stimuli, its effects on ABR to level-specific (LS) stimuli have not been systematically investigated. This study aimed to investigate the influence of ambient acoustic noise on ABR findings using both LS chirp and click stimuli. Subjects and Methods Twelve normal-hearing adults participated in this repeated measure design study. The ABRs were acquired at 80, 50, and 30 dBnHL using two stimuli (LS chirp and click) under two conditions (quiet and noise). The ABRs under noise conditions were acquired using babble noise and white noise. The noise level was set at 55 dBA. Two-way repeated measure analysis was used to identify the main effects of the test conditions, stimulus types, and their interactions at a 95% confidence level. Results No significant influence of ambient acoustic noise on ABR findings was identified at all intensity levels. No significant difference was found in the number of signal averages to reach the 0.04 μV residual noise as stopping criteria among the ABRs recorded with different types of stimuli and test conditions. The ABR waves I and V amplitudes were larger with LS chirp than with click stimulus. Conclusions Ambient acoustic noise has no significant influence on ABR findings and the ABR test time based on the 55 dBA noise level used in this study.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	ahmadaidil@iium.edu.my
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Acoustics; Noise; Evoked potentials; Auditory; Brain stem
Subjects:	R Medicine > RF Otorhinolaryngology
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences > Department of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
Depositing User:	Prof Dr Ahmad Aidil Arafat Dzulkarnain
Date Deposited:	31 Oct 2022 14:13
Last Modified:	31 Oct 2022 14:13
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/100861

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