Open AccessThe Sensitivity of the Electrically Stimulated Auditory Nerve to Amplitude Modulation Cues Declines With Advanced Age
Author(s) -
William J. Riggs,
Chloe Vaughan,
Jeffrey Skidmore,
Sara Conroy,
Angela Pellittieri,
Brittney L. Carter,
Curtis J. Stegman,
Shuman He
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
ear and hearing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.577
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1538-4667
pISSN - 0196-0202
DOI - 10.1097/aud.0000000000001035
Subject(s) - cochlear implant , pulse amplitude modulation , amplitude , pulse (music) , pulse wave , audiology , stimulus (psychology) , amplitude modulation , materials science , electrode , pulse duration , pulse width modulation , physics , acoustics , biomedical engineering , voltage , medicine , optics , telecommunications , frequency modulation , psychology , radio frequency , computer science , laser , quantum mechanics , psychotherapist
This study aimed to investigate effects of aging and duration of deafness on sensitivity of the auditory nerve (AN) to amplitude modulation (AM) cues delivered using trains of biphasic pulses in adult cochlear implant (CI) users.