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Vol. 62. Issue 3.
Pages 173-180 (May - June 2011)
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Vol. 62. Issue 3.
Pages 173-180 (May - June 2011)
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Stopping Criteria for Averaging the Multiple Auditory Steady-State Response
Criterio de parada de la promediación de la respuesta auditiva de estado estable
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Alejandro Torres Fortuny
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fortuny@cneuro.edu.cu

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, María C. Pérez Abalo, Roberto C. Sotero Díaz, Lilliam Rioja Rodríguez, Ernesto Rodríguez Dávila, Lidice Galán García, Eduardo Eimil Suarez
Departamento de Audición y Lenguaje, Centro de Neurociencias de Cuba, La Habana, Cuba
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Abstract
Introduction and objectives

The aim of this study was to examine the efficiency of the averaging technique for estimating multiple auditory steady state responses in normal hearing subjects and to provide quantifiable stopping criteria at near-threshold intensities.

Methods

Multiple amplitude-modulated (89–115Hz) tones (500, 1000, 2000, and 4000Hz) were simultaneously presented to both ears at a fixed intensity of 40dB HL. A total of 128 data epochs were averaged (23.9min).

Results

The results showed that “classic” ensemble averaging, although accurate and time-efficient in most cases, could not extract all near-threshold MSSR from noise, even after recording a considerable number of sweeps. The present study also proposed a different approach to evaluate the background noise based on evaluating the mean of the variance close to the signal.

Conclusions

The study proposed quantitative parameters to establish stopping criteria during auditory steady-state recordings.

Keywords:
Multiple auditory steady state responses
Averaging
Stopping criteria
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Introducción y objetivos

El presente estudio pretende examinar la eficiencia de la técnica de promediación para obtener potenciales evocados auditivos de estado estable en sujetos normoyentes y proveer de un criterio de parada cuantitativo a intensidades cercanas al umbral de audibilidad.

Métodos

Una mezcla de 4 tonos continuos (500, 1.000, 2.000 y 4.000Hz) modulados en amplitud entre 89 y 115Hz, fueron simultáneamente presentados a ambos oídos a una intensidad de 40dB HL. Fueron promediados un total de 128 segmentos de registro (23,9min).

Resultados

La técnica de promediación aunque resultó eficiente en la mayoría de los casos, no siempre pudo extraer la señal, incluso después de promediarse durante un período prolongado de tiempo. Se propuso además un análisis del ruido de fondo basado en la evaluación de la varianza del ruido en la vecindad de la señal.

Conclusiones

Se proponen parámetros cuantificables para ayudar a establecer un criterio de parada de la promediación durante el registro de los potenciales evocados auditivos de estado estable.

Palabras clave:
Potencial evocado auditivo estado estable
Promediación
Criterio de parada

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