Diagnosing Contributions of Sensory and Cognitive Deficits to Hearing Dysfunction in Blast-Exposed/TBI Service Members

Abstract

The primary focus of Year 2 of the study has been subject recruitment. At the conclusion of Year 2 we have consented 53 (36 male, 17 female) potential study participants of which 38 (25 male, 13 female) were eligible for full participation. After attrition, we currently have data from 25 subjects (19 controls and 6 blast-exposed) who have participated in the auditory (ASA) and visual (VSA) selective attention/frequency-following response (FFR) tasks. Recruitment of subjects for the blast-exposed experimental group has proven to be more challenging than originally anticipated; however, we have made adjustments to our inclusion criteria and have extended our recruitment efforts to audiology clinics outside of the Walter Reed National Military Medical. These new recruitment efforts are being led by new hires Research Audiologist, Dr. Kimberly Jenkins (filling the vacancy left from Dr. Lynn Bielskis departure), and Research Communication Scientist, Dr. Jennifer Myers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1043849

Entities

People

  • Barbara Shinn-Cunningham
  • Kenneth Grant
  • Scott Bressler

Organizations

  • Boston University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Audiology
  • Brain Injuries
  • Data Analysis
  • Dysfunction
  • Electroencephalography
  • Employment
  • Engineers
  • Frequency
  • Hearing Loss
  • Inclusions
  • Losses
  • Medical Personnel
  • Procurement
  • Professional Development
  • Scientists
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Auditory Neuroscience/Auditory Physiology.
  • Clinical Trial Research.
  • Military History