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Gender and oral contraceptive effects on temporary auditory effects of noise. Audiology 1984;23(4):411-25

Date

01/01/1984

Pubmed ID

6466203

DOI

10.3109/00206098409081534

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-0021207209 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   13 Citations

Abstract

The first experiment examined thresholds at 4 and 8 kHz and the threshold of octave masking at 4 kHz before and after noise for males, females, and females using oral contraceptives. Females using oral contraceptives evidenced greater threshold shifts at 4 kHz than either of the other two groups. The second experiment examined thresholds and the loudness discrimination index at 4 kHz for males and females before and after noise exposure. Females evidenced greater loudness discrimination index changes both with and without noise exposure than did males. In addition, females responded to the noise with cutaneous vasodilation while males evidenced vasoconstriction.

Author List

Dengerink JE, Dengerink HA, Swanson S, Thompson P, Chermak GD

Author

Sara J. Swanson PhD Chief, Professor in the Neurology department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Adolescent
Adult
Auditory Fatigue
Auditory Perception
Contraceptives, Oral
Female
Humans
Loudness Perception
Male
Noise
Sex Factors
Vasoconstriction