Fast assessment of canine hearing using high click-rate BAER

Wilson, W. J. and Mills, P. C. and Bradley, A. P. and Peloe, M. A. and Smith, A. W. B. and Dzulkarnain, Ahmad Aidil Arafat (2011) Fast assessment of canine hearing using high click-rate BAER. Veterinary Journal, 187 (1). pp. 136-138. ISSN 10900233

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine if high stimulus repetition rates could reduce the time taken to obtain brainstem auditory evoked response (BAER) waveforms of equivalent quality in dogs. Click-evoked BAER waveforms were obtained from nine healthy, adult, mixed-breed dogs at stimulus intensities of 70, 60, 50 and 40 decibels (normal hearing level) (dBnHL) and stimulus repetition rates of 11, 33 and 91 clicks-per-second (cps). The quality of the BAER waveforms was kept constant by ensuring all waveforms achieved the same signal-to-noise (SNR), as shown by their Fsp value of 3.1. Increasing the stimulus repetition rate from 11 to 91. Hz significantly (P<0.01) reduced the median time to obtain BAER waveforms of equivalent quality by 3.29-14.07. s per waveform, or alternatively, increased the recording speed by 4.6-13.7 times per waveform (depending on the stimulus intensity). The use of high stimulus repetition rate BAER shows significant promise for the rapid assessment of auditory function in dogs.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	4465/18905
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Auditory; Brainstem auditory evoked response; Dog; Electrophysiological; Hearing
Subjects:	R Medicine > RF Otorhinolaryngology
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences > Department of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences
Depositing User:	Prof Dr Ahmad Aidil Arafat Dzulkarnain
Date Deposited:	14 Feb 2012 11:45
Last Modified:	12 Apr 2022 10:45
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/18905

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