%0 Journal Article
%T Comparison of auditory brainstem response peak measures using ear lobe, mastoid, and custom ear canal reference electrodes
%A Samuel R. Atcherson
%A Timothy J. Lim
%A Page C. Moore
%A Carlos P. Minaya
%J Audiology Research
%D 2012
%I PAGEPress Publications
%R 10.4081/audiores.2012.e3
%X Auditory brainstem response (ABR) peak measures were compared for a custom ear canal electrode and traditional mastoid and ear lobe reference electrode sites with the assumption that the ear canal electrode would yield larger Wave I amplitudes. In this study, Waves I, III, and V latencies and amplitudes were measured and compared in twenty participants between the ages of 18 and 50, with particular interest in a potential Wave I advantage using the custom ear canal reference electrode. The statistical analysis suggested that all reference electrode sites yielded comparable results with no statistical differences in peak latency or peak-to-trough amplitude for Waves I, III, and V. Although the custom ear canal electrode did not produce larger Wave I amplitudes over the other two references, a deeper placement of the ear canal electrode might have yielded different results.
%K auditory brainstem response
%K ear canal
%K reference electrode
%K wave I.
%U http://www.audiologyresearch.org/index.php/audio/article/view/53