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Hearing Aid Acclimatization In The Context Of Central Gain Mechanisms, Peter J. Hutchison
Hearing Aid Acclimatization In The Context Of Central Gain Mechanisms, Peter J. Hutchison
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
The primary goals of this dissertation were to 1) identify markers of central gain in the auditory system following short-term acoustic attenuation via earplugging and acoustic enhancement via sound generators, and 2) determine if acoustic enhancement is effective in modulating central gain in older adults with age-related hearing loss, and if so, to what extent. Additionally, a further goal of this dissertation was to explore the possibility that central gain is related hearing aid acclimatization. The results described in Chapter 2 are further evidence that altering acoustic input to the peripheral auditory system modulates central auditory plasticity and is evident …