摘要:Purpose: to analyze forward masking in normally hearing young people, by using frequency-following responses.
Methods: the synthetic syllable /da/ was used for the recordings of ten individuals, in
the following conditions: /da/ with no masking, and /da/ after 4, 16, 32, and 64 milliseconds of masking. F-test (ANOVA) was applied for repeated measures with the
Greenhouse-Geisser correction to compare testing conditions. For significant differences, multiple comparisons (between pairs of conditions) and Bonferroni correction
were used. Data normality was verified by applying the Shapiro-Wilk test, and statistical significance was used at 5%.
Results: wave latencies of all masking conditions were compared with those of no
masking. A latency delay was observed in the transient region of the response (PV
and A) in all masking conditions, except for 64 milliseconds. Latency delay also
occurred for waves PW, PX, and PY, which corresponded to the sustained region of
the response.
Conclusion: forward masking was observed, by using frequency-following responses
with /da/ syllable in four intervals (4, 16, 32, and 64 ms) of preceding masking.
Forward masking was more evident in the transient region of the response than in the
sustained one. This study highlights the importance of electrophysiological testing in
temporal processing assessment.
其他摘要:Purpose: to analyze forward masking in normally hearing young people, by using frequency-following responses. Methods: the synthetic syllable /da/ was used for the recordings of ten individuals, in the following conditions: /da/ with no masking, and /da/ after 4, 16, 32, and 64 milliseconds of masking. F-test (ANOVA) was applied for repeated measures with the Greenhouse-Geisser correction to compare testing conditions. For significant differences, multiple comparisons (between pairs of conditions) and Bonferroni correction were used. Data normality was verified by applying the Shapiro-Wilk test, and statistical significance was used at 5%. Results: wave latencies of all masking conditions were compared with those of no masking. A latency delay was observed in the transient region of the response (PV and A) in all masking conditions, except for 64 milliseconds. Latency delay also occurred for waves PW, PX, and PY, which corresponded to the sustained region of the response. Conclusion: forward masking was observed, by using frequency-following responses with /da/ syllable in four intervals (4, 16, 32, and 64 ms) of preceding masking. Forward masking was more evident in the transient region of the response than in the sustained one. This study highlights the importance of electrophysiological testing in temporal processing assessment.