Author | Stuart, Andrew | en_US |
Author | Yang, Edward Y. | en_US |
Date Accessioned | 2008-08-15T15:08:44Z | en_US |
Date Accessioned | 2009-08-07T13:47:37Z | en_US |
Date Accessioned | 2011-05-17T00:49:06Z | |
Date Available | 2008-08-15T15:08:44Z | en_US |
Date Available | 2009-08-07T13:47:37Z | en_US |
Date Available | 2011-05-17T00:49:06Z | |
Date of Issue | 2001 | en_US |
Identifier (Citation) | Journal of Communication Disorders; 34:3 p. 229-239 | en_US |
Identifier (URI) | http://hdl.handle.net/10342/1088 | en_US |
Description | Objective: An examination of gender differences in auditory brainstem response (ABR) wave V latencies and thresholds to air-and bone- conducted clicks was undertaken with newborn infants. Design: Two hundred and two full-term newborn infants served as participants (i.e., 103 males and 99 females). Wave V latency measures for air-and bone-conducted click stimuli of 30, 45, and 60 dB nHL and 15 and 30 dB nHL, respectively and thresholds to air-and bone-conducted clicks were determined. Results: Female newborns displayed statistically significant shorter wave V latencies than male newborns for air-conducted click stimuli (p = .0016). There were no significant differences in wave V latencies to bone- conducted click stimuli (p = .11). Females displayed lower ABR thresholds to both air-and bone-conducted stimuli but the differences did not attain statistical significance (p = .054 and p = .18 for air-and bone-conducted stimuli, respectively). Conclusion: The findings of gender disparities in ABR latencies and thresholds to air-conducted clicks may be attributed to either anatomical differences at the periphery or more efficient neural conduction in the auditory nerve and/or brainstem. It was speculated that gender-related Effect of Gender On ABR Latencies and Thresholds 4 differences in bone density or maturation of the skull sutures could affect bone-conducted signal transmission to the cochlea thereby offsetting some inefficiency offered by air-conduction with newborn males. This in turn would minimize gender differences with bone-conducted stimuli. | en_US |
Extent | 1 p. | en_US |
Language | en | en_US |
Publisher | East Carolina University | en_US |
Subject | Auditory brainstem response | en_US |
Subject | Latency | en_US |
Subject | Threshold | en_US |
Subject | Gender | en_US |
Library of Congress Subject Headings | Auditory adaptation | en_US |
Library of Congress Subject Headings | Brain stem | en_US |
Library of Congress Subject Headings | Sex differences | en_US |
Medical Subject Headings | Evoked Potentials | en_US |
Medical Subject Headings | Gender identity | en_US |
Medical Subject Headings | Auditory | en_US |
Medical Subject Headings | Brain Stem | en_US |
Title | Effect of gender on auditory brainstem response latencies and thresholds to air-and bone-conducted clicks in newborn infants | en_US |
Alternative Title | Effect of Gender on ARB Latencies Thresholds | en_US |
Type | Article | en_US |
Identifier (DOI) | 10.1016/S0021-9924(01)00048-X | |
Journal Name | Journal of Communication Disorders | |
Journal Volume | 34 | |
Journal Issue | 3 | |
Article Pages | 229-239 | |