Abstract
Air and bone conduction thresholds are used to differentiate between conductive and sensori-neural hearing losses because bone conduction is thought to bypass the conductive apparatus, directly activating the inner ear. However, the suggested bone conduction mechanisms involve the outer and middle ears. Also, normal bone conduction thresholds have been reported in cases of lesions to the conduction pathway. Therefore, further investigation of bone conduction mechanisms is required.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 840-843 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Audiology Research |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2024 |
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Keywords
- bone conduction
- mechanisms
- middle ear
- sensori-neural