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100			_aPrashanth Prabhu
245		0	_aEFFECT OF VISUAL ATTENTION ON CONTRALATERAL SUPPRESSION OF ACOUSTIC REFLEXES
260			_c2015
270			_aDepartment of Audiology, All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Manasagangothri, Mysore, India
300			_a26–32
490			_vVolume 5 Issue 4
520			_aBackground:Cortical functions such as attention can affect the functioning of the medial efferent auditory system. This study attempts to determine the effect of visual attention on contralateral suppression of acoustic reflexes.Material and Methods:Contralateral suppression of acoustic reflex threshold (CSART) and contralateral suppression of acoustic reflex amplitude (CSARA) were determined in 30 normal hearing individuals at 500, 1000, and 2000 Hz. CSART and CSARA were determined for four visual attention tasks: no attention, passive attention, and two active visual attention tasks.Results:Contralateral suppression of acoustic reflexes was enhanced in the active visual attention condition compared to the no visual attention condition. No significant difference was observed across gender in any of the conditions.Conclusions:Visual attention tasks can have a direct effect on the medial auditory efferent system and hence needs to be monitored. To enhance suppression a well-controlled active visual attention task should be used.
653			_avisual attention,acoustic reflex threshold,acoustic reflex amplitude,suppression,efferent auditory system
700			_aAkriti Kumar
700			_aRaveendran Revathi
700			_aShezeen Abdul Gafoor
773			_aJournal of Hearing Science
856			_uhttps://doi.org/10.17430/8893574
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