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HEARLab training
Harvey Dillon, Bram Van Dun, Lyndal Carter, Kirsty Gardner-Berry
HEARing CRC
National Acoustic Laboratories (NAL)
www.hearingcrc.org
With thanks to John Seymour, Suzanne Purdy,
Maryanne Golding, Hsiuwen Chang, Barry Clinch, Lars Kirk
3 September 2010 - Version 1 NAL: Dillon, Van Dun, Carter, Gardner-Berry
INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION
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The need for a new The need for a new measurement toolmeasurement tool
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Evaluation of aided functioning in infantsEvaluation of aided functioning in infants
Universal new born screeningUniversal new born screening
Early fitting of hearing aidsEarly fitting of hearing aids
Need for an evaluation methodNeed for an evaluation method
Confirmation Confirmation of fittingof fitting
Fine-tuning Fine-tuning neededneeded
Cochlear Cochlear implant implant neededneeded
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So baby, how does it sound?So baby, how does it sound?
Objective hearing aid Objective hearing aid evaluation for: evaluation for:
• young infantsyoung infants• difficult-to-test difficult-to-test
peoplepeople
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Language at 6 m onths after im plantat ionW ilks lambda=.71507, F(2, 28)=5.5785, p=.00914
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Cov ar iate means :MonFit: 10.97917
CA 6P_A C CA 6P_EC
Why the rush?Why the rush?Language ability 6 months after implantationLanguage ability 6 months after implantation
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(Computed f or c ov ar iates at their means )
V ertic al bars denote 0.95 c onf idenc e interv als
F itt ing age c ategory
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Cov ar iate means :F6A V 3FA : 57.11296
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Pre s : N AL Pre s : D SL
Significant effect of age of fitting: p = 0.001*
Early intervention leads to better language development at 6 months after fitting (n=90)
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Why use Why use corticalcortical responses? responses?
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Why cortical responses to evaluate hearing Why cortical responses to evaluate hearing aid fitting in infants?aid fitting in infants?
• Reliably present in awake young infants Reliably present in awake young infants
• More likely to correlate well with More likely to correlate well with perceptionperception
• Can be elicited by a range of speech Can be elicited by a range of speech phonemes – close to desired outcomesphonemes – close to desired outcomes
• Stimuli handled reasonably by hearing aidsStimuli handled reasonably by hearing aids
• Can be very frequency specific if neededCan be very frequency specific if needed
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FUNDAMENTALS FUNDAMENTALS OF OF
CORTICAL CORTICAL RESPONSESRESPONSES
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The end of the roadThe end of the road
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Auditory cortex orientationAuditory cortex orientation
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Auditory cortex orientationAuditory cortex orientation
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Auditory cortex orientationAuditory cortex orientation
Hudson, 2009
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Cortical responses in adults with Cortical responses in adults with normal hearingnormal hearing
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Adult grand mean waveforms at CzAdult grand mean waveforms at Cz
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Cortical responses in infants with Cortical responses in infants with normal hearingnormal hearing
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Infant CAEPs to various stimuli
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Repeated measures ANOVA (N= 20)stimulus (p<.0001), montage (n.s.), stimulus x montage (p=0.0223)
P1 Latency
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P1 amplitude P1 amplitude
Repeated measures ANOVA (N= 20)stimulus (p<.0001), montage (p = 0.0006), stimulus x montage (n.s.)
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Latency versus ageLatency versus ageFunction = 271-106*log10(12*X) -7.8*(log10(12*X))^2+6.94*(log10(12*X))^3
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HEARLAB: TECHNICAL HEARLAB: TECHNICAL OVERVIEWOVERVIEW
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Practical implementation of Practical implementation of cortical testing: HEARLabcortical testing: HEARLab
DisclosureDisclosure: NAL will get a royalty for each unit sold.: NAL will get a royalty for each unit sold.
Thank you:Thank you: The HEARLab development team – The HEARLab development team – Teck Loi, Barry Clinch, Isabella Tan, Ben Rudzyn, Teck Loi, Barry Clinch, Isabella Tan, Ben Rudzyn, Lyndal Carter, Dan Zhou, Scott Brewer Lyndal Carter, Dan Zhou, Scott Brewer
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In combination with:
Ambu Blue Sensor Ndisposable electrodes
2. Differential Amplification
• Two electrodes detect the “response (signal)” to varying degrees plus “noise”, with reference to a third electrode,
• By inverting the electrical activity at one of the two main sites, and finding the difference between them, some noise cancellation occurs and thesignal size is increased,
• This improves the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) to some degree.
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2. Differential amplification
Inverting
Non-inverting+
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Ground
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From: Hall, J.W. (1992) Handbook of Auditory Evoked Potentials
(Excerpts from Figure 5-13)
Electrode input: + - Ground
Pre-amp Active Reference GroundNon-inverting Inverting Reference
3. Averaging
Averaging is the single most powerful technique for improving SNR
For repeated auditory stimulation, the neurons of the auditory system will be activated in the same sequence, at the same point in time,
We can say then that this neuronal activity is “time-locked” to the presentation of the stimulus.
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3. Averaging
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• Repeated stimulation with the same sound is required to view the auditory response (i.e., to have an adequate signal-to-noise ratio),
• The number of stimulations required depends on the size (i.e., amplitude) of the response.
3. Averaging
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4. Filters
• A device which permits some frequencies through and not others, • High Pass (low freq) filters reject lower energy and Low Pass (high freq) reject energy above.
The most appropriate filters are those which preserve thefrequency region of the response and exclude others
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4. Filters
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• Choice of stimulus depends on our clinical objective and from where in the auditory system we are recording.
• Responses from the early parts of the auditory system are best generated using very brief stimuli such as a “click”. Responses from late in the auditory system can be generated using tones, speech sounds or clicks.
• Stimuli may be delivered by headphone, insert earphone,bone conduction or loud speaker.
5. Stimuli
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Automatic detection of cortical Automatic detection of cortical responsesresponses
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Why automated method?Why automated method?
• variable shape across agesvariable shape across ages• variable shape with auditory experiencevariable shape with auditory experience• variable shape from person to personvariable shape from person to person• variable shape from time to time (state of person, especially sleepiness)variable shape from time to time (state of person, especially sleepiness)• variable shape with stimulusvariable shape with stimulus• Variable shape with inter-stimulus intervalVariable shape with inter-stimulus interval
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Desirable characteristicsDesirable characteristics
• No reliance on a templateNo reliance on a template
• Able to use information from Able to use information from contributing portions of waveformcontributing portions of waveform
• Able to discount non-contributing Able to discount non-contributing portions of waveform portions of waveform
Hotellings T2
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• Each response* is divided into 50 ms time bins (50 – 500 ms)Each response* is divided into 50 ms time bins (50 – 500 ms)
• The data points are averaged within each time bin to form 9 variablesThe data points are averaged within each time bin to form 9 variables
Time
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Stimonset
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Calculates the probability that a mean value ofany linear combination of the 9 variables wassignificantly different from zero.
Hotelling’s T2 is :
At least equal to, if not more able, than the “composite” examiner to differentiate a CAEP from random noise at sensation levels of 10 dB or more
Response detection (Hotelling’s T2)
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Effect of sensation level, hearing Effect of sensation level, hearing loss, and unrelated EEG or muscle loss, and unrelated EEG or muscle
noisenoise
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Residual noise levels (for 100 epochs)Residual noise levels (for 100 epochs)
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Conclusions: Detecting cortical Conclusions: Detecting cortical response presenceresponse presence
• Large responses are more easily detectedLarge responses are more easily detected
• Response amplitude grows with sensation levelResponse amplitude grows with sensation level
• Response amplitude at low SL is larger for Response amplitude at low SL is larger for people with sensorineural hearing loss that for people with sensorineural hearing loss that for people with normal hearingpeople with normal hearing
• Responses are more easily detected when Responses are more easily detected when residual noise is low (<3.4 residual noise is low (<3.4 µV for infants; < 1.5 µV for infants; < 1.5 µV for adults)µV for adults)
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CLINICAL USE OF CLINICAL USE OF HEARLABHEARLAB
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Equipment configuration andEquipment configuration andtest environmenttest environment
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Equipment configurationEquipment configuration
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Equipment configurationEquipment configuration
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CAEP room set-up at the CAEP room set-up at the National Acoustic LaboratoriesNational Acoustic Laboratories
Free Field Speaker
Baby sits on parent’s lap in the centre of the room or in a high chair.
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CalibrationCalibration
Calibrate each time major changes occur in test environment.
For details refer to HEARLab manual, Section 4.1
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Ambient noise measurementAmbient noise measurement
In general the ambient noise level should not exceed 35 dB A.
For details refer to HEARLab manual, Section 5.3.3
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Test environment
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(highlights from HEARLab manual, Appendix A: ‘Practical aspects of CAEP testing with infants’)
• Make the test environment ‘child friendly’.
• Provide a chair that is big enough for both parent and child.
• Use washable covers/towels on the chair.
• Have a separate container on hand to collect items that require cleaning.
• Avoid fluorescent lighting, cell phones.
• Do not place mains-powered devices close to the child.
• Place floor markers indicating the position of equipment after calibration.
Before the appointmentBefore the appointment
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Before the appointment
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(highlights from HEARLab manual, Appendix A: ‘Practical aspects of CAEP testing with infants’)
• Provide parents with information. This will save time during the assessment.
• Ask about the child’s sleeping routines. They should be awake during testing.
• Dress the child with layers of clothing that can be easily removed.
Preparation for testingPreparation for testing
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From: Hall, J.W. (1992) Handbook of Auditory Evoked Potentials
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Electrode equipmentElectrode equipment
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Keeping electrodes on the baby Keeping electrodes on the baby using a headbandusing a headband
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Preparation for testing
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(highlights from HEARLab manual, Appendix A: ‘Practical aspects of CAEP testing with infants’)
• Have all equipment ready before the child arrives.
• Change hearing aid batteries and check operation.
• Ask parents to switch off mobile phones.
• Connect to the child and don’t physically ‘stand over’ the child while doing skin prep.
• Prepare the skin firmly but not too hard with cotton bud and medical gel.
• Alcohol wipes is not needed and not recommended for delicate infant skins.
• A headband can be very helpful for keeping electrodes in place.
• Avoid contact of electrode cables with child as (s)he may pull them away.
Conducting a measurementConducting a measurement
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HEARLab
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Two options:
ACA: “Aided Cortical Assessment”
• Free field • Speech sounds• Can be tested aided or unaided• Focused on infants
CTE: “Cortical Threshold Evaluation”
• With insert phones• Tone-bursts• Only unaided• Focused on adults
Starting up HEARLab
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Double click icon
First screen that pops up:
More detailed informationin HEARLab manual,
Chapter 3.
Adding a new client
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Searching for a client
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New assessment
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Configuring ACA
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Configuring ACA
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New run
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Impedance check
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Acquisition of data
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Acquisition of data
Acquisition of data
Ongoing EEG
Most recent epoch
Cumulative averages
p-value automatic detection
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Acquisition of data
p-value automatic detection
Residual noise level
The indicator lights should be GREEN
p-values must be < 0.05for detection of cortical
! This means that in 5% of the casesa false detection is possible !
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Result window
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Result windowWere responses detected?
Averaged responses
Statistical analysishistory
Distraction techniques
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(highlights from HEARLab manual, Appendix A: ‘Practical aspects of CAEP testing with infants’)
• Do not obstruct the line of sight to the loudspeaker when testing free field.
• Only use noiseless toys, appropriate to the age, and which are easily cleanable.
• Try to keep children awake, but not too active.
• DVDs on a screen! Bubbles! Following slides will show a lot of distraction items.
• Eating and drinking is possible, including breast feeding.
• If the child is quiet, the distractor can move out of sight.
Keeping the baby awake!Keeping the baby awake!
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Tools for keeping baby quiet, alert, awakeTools for keeping baby quiet, alert, awake
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(More) tools for keeping baby quiet, alert, awake(More) tools for keeping baby quiet, alert, awake
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(Yet more) tools for keeping baby quiet, alert, awake(Yet more) tools for keeping baby quiet, alert, awake
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Yes!!
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Head support
Cortical threshold estimation
- is very similar to ACA
- has not been verified clinically with infants yet
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Finishing upFinishing up
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Finishing up
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• Results can be printed.
• Follow infection guidelines to wash or dispose of used equipment.
INTERPRETATION OF INTERPRETATION OF THE RESULTSTHE RESULTS
&& CLINICAL CLINICAL
APPLICATIONSAPPLICATIONS
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Estimating hearing thresholds in Estimating hearing thresholds in non-responsive adultsnon-responsive adults
Elderly infirm – stroke, dementiaElderly infirm – stroke, dementia
Workers’ compensationWorkers’ compensation
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Good agreement between CAEP and Good agreement between CAEP and audiometric thresholds in awake adultsaudiometric thresholds in awake adults
Tsui, Wong & Wong 2002 NAL: Dillon, Van Dun, Carter, Gardner-Berry
Cortical threshold vs behavioural Cortical threshold vs behavioural threshold - adultsthreshold - adults
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outliers in about 7% of threshold estimates!(reported byseveral studies)
Cortical thresholds minus Behavioral thresholds
68% +5 dB
84%+10 dB
91%+15 dB
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Conclusions: Estimating behavioural Conclusions: Estimating behavioural thresholds in hearing-impaired adults thresholds in hearing-impaired adults
• Cortical thresholds overestimate behavioural Cortical thresholds overestimate behavioural thresholds by 2.4 dB, on averagethresholds by 2.4 dB, on average
• Standard deviation of cortical – behavioural threshold Standard deviation of cortical – behavioural threshold differences is 6.3 dBdifferences is 6.3 dB
• About 7% overestimates hearing thresholds severely About 7% overestimates hearing thresholds severely (by 20 dB or more).(by 20 dB or more).
• Applications: hearing compensation, clients unable to Applications: hearing compensation, clients unable to respondrespond
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Cortical potentials to assess Cortical potentials to assess speech audibility for infantsspeech audibility for infants
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Clinical implications of corticalsClinical implications of corticals
Significant Significant response is response is obtained to obtained to speech at 65 speech at 65 dB SPLdB SPL
No significant No significant response is response is obtained to obtained to speech at 65 speech at 65 dB SPL or to dB SPL or to speech at 75 speech at 75 dB SPLdB SPL
Morphology Morphology normal for agenormal for age
Morphology Morphology abnormal for abnormal for
ageage
Low residual Low residual noisenoise
High residual High residual noisenoise
All is wellAll is well
Repeat testRepeat test
Re-check fitting;Re-check fitting;
Consider all optionsConsider all options
Draw no conclusion !Draw no conclusion !
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Noisy results - chewingNoisy results - chewing
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Clinical implications of corticals (cont)Clinical implications of corticals (cont)
No /t/ No /t/ responseresponse
Draw no conclusions from Draw no conclusions from missing response !missing response !
Mixed results Mixed results (and noise is (and noise is
low)low)
No /g/ No /g/ responseresponse
No /m/ No /m/ responseresponse
Review HF gain Review HF gain or loss estimateor loss estimate
Review mid-freq Review mid-freq gain or loss gain or loss
estimateestimate
Mixed results Mixed results (and noise is (and noise is
high)high)
Review LF gain or loss Review LF gain or loss estimateestimate
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Hearing loss at birth ….. for parentsHearing loss at birth ….. for parents
Parental denial
Working towards a solution
Pessimism and
hopelessness
Unaided testing at
conversational levels
Aided testing at
conversational levels
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Detection of corticals in infants
However, some caution is recommended.
For speech sounds exceeding 10 dB Sensation Level
23% of evoked corticals are NOT present / detected
This means that any audiological decisions should not be made based on cortical measurements alone!
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CASE STUDIESCASE STUDIES
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Case 1
• Age at aided cortical testing– Visit 1
6 weeks old (Initial hearing aid fitting day)
– Visit 23 months old
No cortical responses, and the results helped the parents accept
the need for cochlear implants
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Tone-burst ABR (Estimated levels in dB nHL)
500 Hz 1000 Hz 2000 Hz 4000 Hz
Right >95 >95 >95 >95
Left >95 >95 >95 >95
Estimated Audiogram (dB HL) at Visit 1
500 Hz 1000 Hz 2000 Hz 4000 Hz
Right 85 90 95 95
Left 85 90 95 95
Estimated Audiogram (dB HL) at Visit 2
500 Hz 1000 Hz 2000 Hz 4000 Hz
Right 90 100 105 105
Left 90 100 105 105
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Visit 1
Increase gain at all frequencies
P < 0.05 ? …. No
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Visit 2
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• The infant received bilateral cochlear implants at 5 months of age.
• Email from the baby’s parents ~ “Thank you so much for the information
you gave us on the previous testing as it helped us with our decision to proceed with the implants.”
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Case 2
• Age at aided cortical testing– Visit 1
13 weeks old – Visit 2
17 weeks old– Visit 3
21 weeks old
• Hearing aid fitting at 8 weeks of age
No cortical responses, even after hearing aids have been increased in gain for the third time and the parents don’t want a
cochlear implant for their baby
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Estimated Audiogram (dB HL) at Visit 1
500 Hz 1000 Hz 2000 Hz 4000 Hz
Right 90 80 80 85
Left 85 75 75 95
Estimated Audiogram (dB HL) at Visit 2
500 Hz 1000 Hz 2000 Hz 4000 Hz
Right 100 90 90 95
Left 95 85 85 95
Estimated Audiogram (dB HL) at Visit 3
500 Hz 1000 Hz 2000 Hz 4000 Hz
Right 100 100 100 100
Left 100 100 100 100
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Visit 1
Increase gain at all frequencies
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Visit 2
Right aidedLeft aided
Increase gain at all frequencies
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Visit 3
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• The parents still believe that their baby boy can be oral by using hearing aids.
• They are hoping to see that their baby can benefit from more powerful hearing aids.
• The baby’s hearing aids were changed from Siemens Explorer 500 P to Phonak Una SP after Visit 3.
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Case 3
• Age at aided cortical testing– Visit 1
4.5 months old
– Visit 25.5 months old
• Hearing aid fitting at 5 weeks of age
Corticals provided reassurance about the baby hearing well
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Tone-burst ABR (Estimated levels in dB nHL)
500 Hz 1000 Hz 2000 Hz 4000 Hz
Right 40 DNT 60 70
Left 40 DNT 70 80
Estimated Audiogram (dB HL) at Visit 1
500 Hz 1000 Hz 2000 Hz 4000 Hz
Right 30 40 55 65
Left 30 45 65 75
Estimated Audiogram (dB HL) at Visit 2
500 Hz 1000 Hz 2000 Hz 4000 Hz
Right 40 45 55 65
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Visit 1
Increase low- and mid-frequency gain
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Visit 2
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Email from mother:
“We feel very relieved, as our faith has been restored in the hearing aids as a result of what we discovered from the results.”
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Case 4
• Age at aided cortical testing– Visit 1
8 months old – Visit 2
9 months old
• Hearing aids have been increased in gain two weeks before the second visit.
• Hearing aid fitting at 9 weeks of age
Too few significant cortical responses, and the aid gain was
increased, resulting in more cortical responses
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Estimated Audiogram (dB HL) at Visit 1
500 Hz 1000 Hz 2000 Hz 4000 Hz
Right 45 50 55 55
Left 45 55 65 55
Estimated Audiogram (dB HL) at Visit 2
500 Hz 1000 Hz 2000 Hz 4000 Hz
Right 55 50 55 55
Left 55 55 65 55
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Visit 1 Visit 2
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Case 5
• Age at testing: 4.5 years
• Multiple disabilities
• A reliable behavioural audiogram has not yet been obtained.
A case where cortical testing was not possible
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• She was moving all the time.
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At her quietest state, but this only lasted for a few seconds.
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• Cortical testing at 8 months of age, nine days after the initial hearing aid fitting
A case where the unaided /m/ was present but the aided /m/
was absent.
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Case 6
Estimated Audiogram
500 Hz 1000 Hz 2000 Hz 4000 Hz
Right 40 35 40 45
Left 40 35 40 45
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AidedUnaided
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Hearing Aid Coupler Gain at 65 dB SPL Input
250 Hz 500 Hz 1000 Hz 2000 Hz 4000 Hz
<0 0 7 15 20
* Both hearing aids are set the same.
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Auditory neuropathyAuditory neuropathy
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WP ASA 2004
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LS
FREQUENCY (Hz)
ABR
28/8/03 - NR
ABR ABR (CM only)(CM only)
ABR ABR (CM only)(CM only)
NAL: Dillon, Van Dun, Carter, Gardner-Berry
WP ASA 2004
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100
110
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LS
FREQUENCY (Hz)
ABR
28/8/03 - NR
CAEP
14/10/03
m g t m g t
ABR ABR (CM only)(CM only)
ABR ABR (CM only)(CM only)
NAL: Dillon, Van Dun, Carter, Gardner-Berry
WP ASA 2004
250 500 750 1000 1500 2000 3000 4000 6000 8000
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100
110
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L S I
N D
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IBE
LS
FREQUENCY (Hz)
ABR
28/8/03 - NR
15/3/04 - NR
CAEP
14/10/03
30/3/04
ECochG 15/3/04
ECochG ECochGECochG ECochGECochG ECochGECochG
m g t m g t
ABR ABR (CM only)(CM only)
ABR ABR (CM only)(CM only)
(abnormal potentials only)
NAL: Dillon, Van Dun, Carter, Gardner-Berry
WP ASA 2004
250 500 750 1000 1500 2000 3000 4000 6000 8000
0
10
20
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90
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110
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L S I
N D
EC
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LS
FREQUENCY (Hz)
ABR
28/8/03 - NR
15/3/04 - NR
CAEP
14/10/03
30/3/04
ECochG 15/3/04
VROA
29/4/04
m g t m g t
ECochG ECochGECochG ECochGECochG ECochGECochG
ABR ABR (CM only)(CM only)
ABR ABR (CM only)(CM only)
(abnormal potentials only)
NAL: Dillon, Van Dun, Carter, Gardner-Berry
The HEARing CRC Member Organisations
This research was financially supported by the HEARing CRC established and supported under the Australian Government’s Cooperative Research Centres Program
NAL: Dillon, Van Dun, Carter, Gardner-Berry