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ABR Used For Hearing Aid Selection

John A. Ferraro, PhD, MS, ASHA Fellow, FAAA

February 14, 2005

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Question

Is there any possibility of using ABR results to predict that an elderly person would prefer monaural amplification rather than binaural?

Answer

This is an interesting question which, as far as I know, has not been studied. Since the "preference" of the hearing aid user is in question, I'm not sure that the ABR would be the right tool. My choice would be to consider using a late cortical response that provides an indication of cognitive function (e.g., the P-300) before the ABR.

John A. Ferraro, PhD, is currently the Chairman and Professor of the Hearing and Speech Department at the University of Kansas Medical Center. He has also served as the Co-Director of the University of Kansas Intercampus Program in Communicative Disorders since 1983. Dr. Ferraro has authored over 70 publications, including the 1997 textbook Laboratory Exercises in Auditory Evoked Potentials.


John A. Ferraro, PhD, MS, ASHA Fellow, FAAA

Carolyn Doughty-Margaret Kemp Chairman and Professor, Hearing and Speech Department, University of Kansas Medical Center and - Co Director, University of Kansas Intercampus Program in Communicative Disorders ( both positions held since December, 1983)-

John A. Ferraro, Ph.D., FASHA, FAAA Degrees: Ph.D., Speech and Hearing Sciences, University of Denver, 1972. M.S., U. Denver, Biology B.S., Southern Colorado St. College, Biology Positions: Current: Carolyn Doughty-Margaret Kemp Chairman and Professor, Hearing and Speech Department, University of Kansas Medical Center and -    Co Director, University of Kansas Intercampus Program in Communicative Disorders ( both positions held since December, 1983)-    Associate Dean for Research, School of Allied Health, KU Medical Center (since October, 1999) Former:-    Associate Dean, School of Allied Health (1985 - 93) and      Acting Dean of SAH (1992 - 1993), University of Kansas Medical Center -    1972 1974: Post Doctoral Fellow, Auditory Research     Laboratory, Northwestern University (under the direction of Peter Dallos)  -    1974 1981: Asst./Assoc. Professor, Speech and Hearing Science Section, Ohio State University -    1981 1983: Clinical Neurophysiologist, Swedish Medical Center, Englewood, Colorado Research/Publication/Presentation History:  Over 70 publications (journal articles, book chapters, conference proceedings, etc.) and 150 presentations relating to the clinical applications of auditory evoked potentials/auditory   physiology.  -1997 textbook Laboratory Exercises in Auditory Evoked Potentials   (Singular Publishing, Inc.)

- Current Grant: Improved Method of Auditory Assessment in Infants, Deafness Research   Foundation. Professional Service  -     Substantive Change Committee of the ASHA Council of Academic Accreditation (2001 –
       present)
-     Vice President for Standards and Credentials, Council of Academic Programs in       Communication Sciences and Disorders (2002 – 2004) -    ASHA Council of Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech Language Pathology (1998 – 2002)-    ASHA-AAA-CAPCSD Joint Ad Hoc Committee on Doctoral      Education in Audiology (2001 – 2002)-    ASHA Vice President for Audiology Coordinating Committee (1997 - 2000)-    President (President-Elect, and Past-President) of the Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders (1993-1996)-    Member of first ASHA Working Group on AEPs-    Chaired ASHA SID #6 Sub-Committee on AEP Specifications Recent Awards:  -    Honors of the Council of Academic Programs in Communications Sciences and     Disorders (2001). -    2002 Outstanding Honorary Alumnus, School of Allied Health, University of Kansas Medical      Center. -    2003 Center for Excellence Graduate Teaching Award, University of Kansas. (ASHA Fellow – 1992)"


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