Matthijs P. Smits - Sherwood OR Aaron R. Thornton - West Des Moines IA
Assignee:
Natus Medical Inc. - San Carlos CA
International Classification:
A61B 500
US Classification:
600300, 600544, 600559
Abstract:
An apparatus and method for evaluation of hearing loss is disclosed. The apparatus and method use evoked Auditory Brainstem Responses (ABR) to determine if the subject is able to hear repeatedly administered click stimuli. In order to optimize evaluation, the present invention uses normative data to accurately weight the auditory responses, so that evaluation will be possible in different or changing noise conditions.
Dr. Thornton graduated from the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine in 1987. He works in Napa, CA and specializes in Internal Medicine. Dr. Thornton is affiliated with Kaiser Permanente Vallejo Medical Center.
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