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Hearing Anatomy and Physiology
Hearing Anatomy and Physiology
Hearing Anatomy and Physiology
• Discriminate
-sounds - widely varying intensity
widely varying frequencies
any spatial direction
0 db - 130 dB
• From 1 m - whisper - 30 dB
- conversation - 60 dB
- shout - 90 db
- discomfort - 120 dB
Definitions
(subjective correlations)
• Intensity = Loudness
• Frequency = Pitch
• Timbre = Musical quality
• Localisation = Spatial position
• Masking = One sound is
selectively heard in
preference to others
Measurement
• Frequency is measured in Hz
• Perceiving apparatus
– Squamous epithelium
fibrous tissue
malleus - hammer
incus - anvil
stapes - stirrup
• Transmits - VII
- VIII
- internal auditory art. & vein
Audiometry
• Pure Tone Audiogram (PTA) is the
cornerstone of assessment of hearing
Fascinating?