Psychoacoustics : Auditory Perception of Listeners with Normal Hearing and Hearing Loss / Jennifer J. Lentz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lentz, Jennifer J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Auditory perception.

Psychoacoustics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 pages)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

San Diego, CA : Plural Publishing, Inc., [2025]

Summary:

Psychoacoustics: Auditory Perception of Listeners with Normal Hearing and Hearing Loss, Second Edition provides an overview of the field of psychoacoustics, with a primary focus on auditory perception. The book retains its focus on applications of psychoacoustics to clinical audiology, and its modular organization, with each chapter including relevant information around a specific topic. Within each chapter, acoustics, physiology, and perception by adult listeners with normal hearing and those with hearing loss, as they relate to that topic, are presented. The influence of hearing loss on these general auditory abilities is discussed in every chapter. Components of the book also include the role of psychoacoustics in audiological assessment and treatment. The text is ideal for audiology students who intend on having a clinical career and need an understanding of both normal and impaired auditory perception. It is intended to give students sufficient information to understand how the ear achieves auditory perception, what the capabilities of the ear are, and how hearing loss influences that perception. It also provides students with a foundation for further study in the area and to apply psychoacoustic principles to diagnostic audiology and audiological rehabilitation. New to the Second Edition: 70 new figures to clarify some points and facilitate students' understanding of the material New chapter that focuses exclusively on the perception by individuals wearing hearing aids and cochlear implants New section on the perceptual consequences of sensorineural hearing loss on everyday listening added to each chapter Revamped chapter on Psychoacoustics and Advanced Clinical Auditory Assessment now solely addresses elements within diagnostic audiology that are based on psychoacoustics, with added content on tinnitus assessment, automated (Békésy) audiometry, retrocochlear and pseudohypacusis evaluation, and the identification of dead regions Enhanced focus on inclusivity, such as alternative versions of some demonstrations designed to be more accessible to individuals with hearing loss, and a new section on the contributions of women and BIPOC scientists to the field of psychoacoustics Key Features: Learning objectives and summaries begin and end each chapter to convey the goals of the text and review student comprehension Each chapter contains exercises designed to develop critical thinking about psychoacoustics Chapters include the following: introduction, relevant acoustics, important physiological studies, perception by normal-hearing listeners, and perception by listeners who have sensorineural hearing loss Emphasis on applied learning for more effective and efficient learning of the material

Contents:

Intro

Introduction

Acknowledgments

Reviewers of the Second Edition

1 History

Learning Objectives

Early Investigation of Perception

The Origins of Psychoacoustics

The Advent of the Telephone

Clinical Auditory Assessment

Pioneers in Auditory Perception: Women and Scientists of Color

References

2 Estimating Threshold in Quiet

Foundations of Absolute Threshold: Acoustics and Physiology

Measuring Thresholds

Auditory Thresholds in Adults

Summary and Take-Home Points

Exercises

3 Estimating Thresholds in Noise (Masking)

Acoustics: Noise and Filters

Physiological Factors

Introduction to Masking

The Critical Band and the Auditory Filter

The Excitation Pattern

Psychophysical Tuning Curves and Suppression

Masking by Fluctuating Sounds

Masking and Sensorineural Hearing Loss

Clinical Implications of Masking

4 Loudness and the Perception of Intensity

Acoustics: Intensity and the Decibel

Physiological Representation of Stimulus Level

Loudness Perception

Calculating Loudness

Reaction Time as a Measure of Loudness

Intensity Discrimination

Effects of Sensorineural Hearing Loss on Loudness

5 Temporal Processing

Temporal Resolution: Gap Detection

Temporal Resolution: Amplitude Modulation Detection

Temporal Masking

Comparison of Temporal Processing Measures

Temporal Integration

Effects of Sensorineural Hearing Loss on Temporal Processing

Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorders (ANSD) and Temporal Processing

Summary and Take-Home Points.

Exercises

6 Pitch Perception

Acoustics: Harmonic Complex Tones

Theories of Pitch Perception

Psychophysical Representations of the Place and Temporal Code

Pitch of Pure Tones

Pitch of Complex Sounds

Importance of Pitch Perception in Everyday Listening

Pitch Perception in Listeners With SNHL

7 Hearing With Two Ears

Binaural Advantages to Detection and Discrimination

Sound Localization in the Horizontal Plane

Sound Localization in the Median Plane

Lateralization

Binaural Unmasking

Impact of Sensorineural Hearing Loss on Binaural Hearing

8 Psychoacoustics and Advanced Clinical Auditory Assessment

Dead Regions

Retrocochlear Assessment

Identification of Nonorganic Hearing Loss

Tinnitus Evaluation

Auditory Processing Disorder

Summary

9 Improving Auditory Perception for Listeners With Hearing Loss

Impact of Conventional Hearing Aids on Auditory Perception

Auditory Perception by Cochlear Implant Users

Glossary

Index.

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Lentz, Jennifer J. Psychoacoustics

ISBN:

9781635505252

9781635504392

1635504392

OCLC:

1411306277