Hearing thresholds add almost no predictive power beyond age and encoding measures

Evidence

We can conclude from these studies that while many listeners with SNHL do not experience deficits in temporal processing when measured using gap detection, some listeners likely experience temporal processing deficits associated with SNHL. The audiogram has not been a reliable indicator of who may or may not experience such deficits. — Jennifer Lentz, Psychoacoustics- Perception of Normal…, 1088 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The audiogram cannot predict which hearing-impaired listeners have temporal processing deficits — Jennifer Lentz, Psychoacoustics- Perception of Normal…, 1088; Brainstem threshold responses cannot predict a patient’s functional hearing ability.; Threshold is a statistical artifact, not a sharp boundary of audibility (+6 more)

Related

• Brainstem threshold responses cannot predict a patient’s functional hearing ability. (similarity 0.95)
• The audiogram cannot predict which hearing-impaired listeners have temporal processing deficits (similarity 0.94)
• Glimpses can fall below audibility threshold for hearing-impaired listeners (similarity 0.86)
• Elevated gap detection thresholds in hearing loss stem from threshold elevation, not temporal pathology (similarity 0.86)
• Threshold is a statistical artifact, not a sharp boundary of audibility (similarity 0.85)
• Listeners with hearing loss form a heterogeneous perceptual group, not a single category (similarity 0.85)
• Hearing loss reduces audibility and restricts usable bandwidth for temporal processing (similarity 0.85)
• Perceptual deficits correlate poorly with audiogram thresholds and vary widely (similarity 0.85)
• Objective brainstem measures may detect functional hearing changes before permanent threshold shifts appear. (similarity 0.84)
• Normal-threshold listeners can show temporal coding deficits localized to the auditory brainstem (similarity 0.84)
• Auditory neuropathy impairs temporal gap detection while SNHL patients stay near normal. (similarity 0.84)
• Echo thresholds vary widely and do not correlate with audiometric thresholds in hearing loss. (similarity 0.84)
• Hearing thresholds affect intelligibility uniformly while cognition acts situation-specifically (similarity 0.83)
• Temporal-structure sensitivity declines with age even when audiograms remain normal. (similarity 0.83)
• Near-threshold sounds may sound louder to impaired than to normal ears (similarity 0.83)

Broader Connections

• Perceptual deficits correlate poorly with audiogram thresholds and vary widely #corroborates (0.90)
• The audiogram cannot predict which hearing-impaired listeners have temporal processing deficits #corroborates (0.85) — Jennifer Lentz, Psychoacoustics- Perception of Normal…, 1088
• The audiogram does not predict pitch perception deficits in hearing loss #corroborates (0.82)
• Temporal-structure sensitivity declines with age even when audiograms remain normal. #complicates (0.80) — Dijk, Pim van, Physiology, Psychoacoustics and…, 793
• Brainstem threshold responses cannot predict a patient’s functional hearing ability. #complicates (0.72)
• Age-related hearing decline in noise begins while thresholds remain normal #complicates (0.72) — Dijk, Pim van, Physiology, Psychoacoustics and…, 1140
• Glimpses can fall below audibility threshold for hearing-impaired listeners #complicates (0.72)
• Threshold is a statistical artifact, not a sharp boundary of audibility #qualifies (0.70)