Only simultaneous masking arises in cochlear peripheral processing

Evidence

The reduced release from forward masking has substantial implications for listeners with sensorineural hearing loss. Even when target stimuli are presented in a quiet environment, components of the target stimulus that precede other components can drastically influence the ability to extract information present throughout the duration of the target. For example, within a speech signal, a high-intensity vowel could, in theory, forward-mask a low-intensity consonant, causing difficulty for the listener with hearing loss to identify that consonant. Slowing speech can also help with forward masking effects, but is not always easily achievable. — Jennifer Lentz, Psychoacoustics- Perception of Normal…, 1111 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Forward-masking recovery is slower in sensorineural hearing loss regardless of audibility; Prolonged forward masking makes vowels mask consonants in impaired ears — Jennifer Lentz, Psychoacoustics- Perception of Normal…, 1111; Simultaneous masking yields broader tuning curves than forward masking. — Jennifer Lentz, Psychoacoustics- Perception of Normal…, 532

Related

• Forward-masking recovery is slower in sensorineural hearing loss regardless of audibility (similarity 0.92)
• Prolonged forward masking makes vowels mask consonants in impaired ears (similarity 0.92)
• Slow release from forward masking impairs comprehension of rapid speech. (similarity 0.91)
• Within-speech forward masking hampers consonant identification for hearing-impaired listeners (similarity 0.90)
• Loud speech sounds can mask quieter ones within the same utterance for hearing-impaired listeners (similarity 0.88)
• Forward masking measures temporal processing between distinct sounds. (similarity 0.87)
• Simultaneous masking yields broader tuning curves than forward masking. (similarity 0.86)
• Forward masking decay slows markedly after masker offset in hearing loss (similarity 0.86)
• Loud flanking syllables immediately preceding a soft target induce forward masking (similarity 0.86)
• Hearing-impaired listeners show intact gap detection but prolonged forward masking that hides consonants (similarity 0.86)
• Forward masking reveals an effect that only appears when sounds co-occur. (similarity 0.85)
• Noise and reverberation both mask consonants, which are about 20 dB quieter than vowels (similarity 0.85)
• Simultaneous masking originates in the cochlea while nonsimultaneous masking does not (similarity 0.85)
• Sensorineural hearing loss worsens masking beyond mere threshold elevation (similarity 0.85)
• Loss of cochlear suppression explains similar PTCs across masking conditions. (similarity 0.85)

Broader Connections

• Prolonged forward masking makes vowels mask consonants in impaired ears #complicates (0.78) — Jennifer Lentz, Psychoacoustics- Perception of Normal…, 1111
• Forward-masking recovery is slower in sensorineural hearing loss regardless of audibility #complicates (0.72)