Bone conducted responses using the parallel auditory brainstem response (pABR) paradigm.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Auditory brainstem responses (ABRs) are used to diagnose hearing loss across multiple frequencies in infants and others who cannot participate in behavioral testing. The parallel ABR (pABR) paradigm measures response waveforms to all frequencies from 500-8000 Hz in both ears all at once, rather than serially in one ear at a time. Work so far has been with air conducted stimuli through insert earphones, but bone conducted stimuli are also an essential part of diagnosing the type of hearing loss by determining the relative contributions of conductive and sensorineural hearing loss. This study aimed to confirm the feasibility of bone conduction pABR.

Design

We recruited a cohort of young adults with normal hearing. An intensity series of two-channel ABRs were measure

SUBMITTER: Polonenko MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12632477 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature