Infant Sucking Response Patterns as a Conjugate Function of Changes in the Sound Pressure Level of Auditory Stimuli

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No AccessJournal of Speech and Hearing ResearchResearch Article1 Jun 1975Infant Sucking Response Patterns as a Conjugate Function of Changes in the Sound Pressure Level of Auditory Stimuli W. Alan Eisele, Richard C. Berry, and Thomas H. Shriner W. Alan Eisele Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts Google Scholar , Richard C. Berry Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts Google Scholar and Thomas H. Shriner University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida Google Scholar https://doi.org/10.1044/jshr.1802.296 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationTrack Citations ShareFacebookTwitterLinked In The purpose of this study was to evaluate a procedure for testing the auditory capabilities of neonates. A schematic circuit diagram of an electronic pressure nipple (pacifier) is presented. This nipple can be used to replace the hand-held switch of the Bekesy-type audiometer or be used with any motor-driven recording attenuator. Through use of the Bekesy E-800 audiometer, 100 of 105 neonates (mean age 52.8 hours) who were tested responded differentially for three pulsed tones, 1 k Hz, 2 k Hz, and 4 k Hz (sound field). Mean response levels obtained for the 100 infants who responded were 1 k Hz = 59.2 dB; 2 k Hz = 62.0 dB; and 4 k Hz = 67.7 dB (SPL). These levels were found to be significantly different (p < 0.005) from one another. Test-retest reliability was high (no r < 0.75). The system described in this report provides an index of auditory sensitivity in neonates. It is concluded that this technique shows great promise for identification auditometry with the neonate. Additional Resources FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited by Lynne A. Werner and Lincoln Gray (1998) Behavioral Studies of Hearing Development Development of the Auditory System10.1007/978-1-4612-2186-9_2 Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition71:2 (F81-F87)1 Sep 1994Development of fetal hearingP. G Hepper and B S. Shahidullah Infant Behavior and Development13:3 (355-375)1 Jul 1990Pure-tone sensitivity of 2- to 5-week-old infantsLynne A. Werner and Jay M. Gillenwater European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology28:3 (191-212)1 Jul 1988Fetal hearingDenis Querleu, Xavier Renard, Fabienne Versyp, Laurence Paris-Delrue and Gilles Crèpin Psychophysiology22:6 (697-706)1 Nov 1985Detection of Averaged Heart Rate Response to Tones in Human NewbornsDavid H. Crowell, Linda E. Kapunial and Richard H. Jones Journal of Childhool Communication Disorders2:1 (27-35)1 May 1978Recent Developments in the Behavioral Assessment of the Infant's Response to Auditory StimulationLyle L. Lloyd and Wesley R. Wilson International Journal of Behavioral Development1:3 (229-239)1 Jul 1978Auditory-Visual Coordination in the First Year of LifeHarry McGurk and John MacDonald Child Development48:1 (138)1 Mar 1977Auditory-Visual Coordination in NeonatesHarry McGurk, Cynthia Turnure and Susan J. Creighton Volume 18Issue 2June 1975Pages: 296-307 Get Permissions Add to your Mendeley library HistoryReceived: Aug 1, 1974Accepted: Jan 25, 1975 Published in issue: Jun 1, 1975 Metrics Topicsasha-topicsasha-article-typesCopyright & PermissionsCopyright © 1975 American Speech-Language-Hearing AssociationPDF downloadLoading ...