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Masking Levels (Minimum Masking Levels) and Tinnitus Frequency

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 May 2011

Robert M. Johnson
Affiliation:
(Portland, Oregon)
James Fenwick
Affiliation:
(Portland, Oregon)

Extract

Regardless of the procedure used for the treatment of tinnitus, most clinicians initially attempt to determine the pitch and loudness of tinnitus. If the treatment of choice is a tinnitus masking program, two additional measures are made routinely. The first is an evaluation of the minimum masking level (MML) and the second is a determination of the amount of residual inhibition that occurs as the result of presenting a continuous stimulus over a period of time (generally for one minute).

Type
Session I. Mechanics of Tinnitus - Theory and Fact (Chairman: J. Vernon)
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1984

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