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Subjective: -___ of tester -___ of patient |
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Objective: -___ -___ of patient -Knowledge of ___ and ___ |
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Repeatable; Compliance; latency; amplitude |
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Artifact Versus Response: -Balance between narrowing range and widening the range of ___ allowed -Even if noise is low level and not triggering artifact reject, can ___ results -___ data and standard deviations |
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input; distort; Normative |
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Reliable and Repeatable: - Theory behind ___ ___ -“Not complete if you didn’t ___” JW Hall III -1 channel versus 2 channel-can help us.... -Artifact/noise -Alternating (combined ___ and ___) -Some equipment will only show you the ___ value |
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signal averaging; repeat; filter out artifact; rarefaction; condensation; Fsp |
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Fsp: -Statistical ___ ___ measure -Commonly applied algorithm for ___ ABR -Quantifies the response ________ ratio |
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variance ratio; automatic; signal to noise |
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Peak Picking or Marking/Labeling Waves: -___ skill -Sometimes obvious, other times obscured by ___ -Use ___ ___ about specific response to determine location of peak or trough -___ recording may help define peaks-will help us know exactly where wave 5 is |
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Learned; noise; known information; Contralateral; |
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Normative data used for comparison should use the same parameters as those used to ___ ___ |
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Collecting Normative Data: -Recruit __ to __ subjects with balanced gender (or collect gender specific norms) -Set up protocol to be used in clinic with ___ settings (see previous slide) -Collect good ___ from each subject -___ waves and transfer to spreadsheet -Calculate average ___ and ___ ___ |
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10 to 20; same; data; Mark; latency; standard deviation |
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___ analysis techniques can be over-used and obscure whether a true response occurred |
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What are offline waveform manipulations? |
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Adding, subtracting, inverting, filtering, smoothing |
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Two waveforms which are almost identical will appear unchanged |
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Two waveforms which are almost identical will appear as a flat line. Can combine two channel recording into a simulated three channel recording (as if using horizontal electrode array) |
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Used to eliminate small irregularities in waveform |
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Smoothing: -____-frequency noise (electrical or muscular) -Can usually be done to same waveform multiple times without creating ___ of latency |
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May be useful in enhancing waveform quality. Remove electrical noise or slow-wave noise |
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Differential Diagnosis or Threshold Estimation: -Analysis techniques vary by what ___ is being sought -Retrocochlear pathology ABR occurs with a ___ intensity click at both a ___ and ___ rate -Threshold estimation ABR occurs with ___ intensity until response ___ -Use of multiple ___ to determine conductive or sensorineural |
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information; high; slow; fast; decreasing; disappears; transducers |
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Timing after stimulus in which response occurs |
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Latency: -Very important for some responses (___, ___) -Less important for others (___ response, ___, ___) -Even when not important, waves should occur within a ___ time period -Absolute latency can be effected by ___ or ___ placement -Inter-peak latency should be ___ regardless of electrode or stimulus placement |
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ECochG, ABR; Cortical, VEMP, MLR; specific; electrode; stimulus; stable |
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Amplitude: -Valued more in specific testing for ___ diagnosis (retrocochlear, VEMP, ABR wave I to wave V comparison) -Some newer studies are investigating use of amplitude for ___ hearing loss |
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Transient Sounds (like clicks): -___ neurons -Response waveform ___ greatly from stimulus waveform -Predictable positive and negative ___ ___ -Marking peaks (voltage deflections) ___ -____-duration stimuli |
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Onset; varies; voltage patterns; important; Short |
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Steady-State Response: -Mimic or follow periodic ___ or ___ patterns -Marking peaks ___ ___ -___ ___ transform (FFT) |
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spectral; envelope; not useful; Fast Fourier |
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___ and ___ 1965: New method for faster Fourier transform algorithm. Method for computing series of data points more efficiently. |
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Welch 1967: -Used to estimate ___ ___ -Takes modified “___” -Directly yields a resolution in ___ dimension use for testing and measure nonstationarity |
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power spectra; periodograms; time |
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Steady State: -Follow ___ and ___ features -___ measurements not performed -FFT used to analyze ___ and ___ measures which match stimulus -Response not considered present until an appropriate ___ ___ is achieved |
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spectral; envelope; Latency; amplitude phase; strong coherence |
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Steady State – Clinician Role: -Monitor ___ -Monitor recording for ___ or ___ -___ stay in place -Patient still and ___ -Make judgements about whether to ___ a frequency/level |
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patient; interference; noise; Electrodes; relaxed; repeat |
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