Zwicker E, Schorn K
Audiology. 1978 Mar-Apr;17(2):120-40. doi: 10.3109/00206097809080039.
The correlation between classic masking patterns and psychoacoustical tuning curves is discussed quantitatively. A simplified method to measure such tuning curves in clinical use is described. They are shown to be insensitive to the frequency dependence of the hearing loss. Tuning curve data of six different groups including normal and hard-or-hearing observers are given: normal hearing, conductive hearing loss, degenerative hearing loss, noise-induced hearing loss, otosclerosis and Menière's disease. The resulting tuning curve data indicate that the frequency resolving power of the four groups mentioned last is greatley reduced but not completely absent, especially in the range of greater hearing loss. The correspondence between the frequency-resolving power measured by the tuning curve method and the result of speech discrimination tests is demonstrated. The measured data indicate that more than 50% of the patients with otosclerosis show reduced frequency selectivity although otosclerosis is commonly regarded as a conductive hearing loss.
本文定量讨论了经典掩蔽模式与心理声学调谐曲线之间的相关性。描述了一种在临床应用中测量此类调谐曲线的简化方法。结果表明，它们对听力损失的频率依赖性不敏感。给出了包括正常听力者和听力障碍者在内的六个不同组别的调谐曲线数据：正常听力、传导性听力损失、退行性听力损失、噪声性听力损失、耳硬化症和梅尼埃病。所得的调谐曲线数据表明，最后提到的四组的频率分辨能力大大降低，但并非完全消失，尤其是在听力损失较大的范围内。证明了通过调谐曲线法测量的频率分辨能力与言语辨别测试结果之间的对应关系。测量数据表明，尽管耳硬化症通常被视为传导性听力损失，但超过50%的耳硬化症患者表现出频率选择性降低。
