LAUSR

Measuring sound-field auditory steady-state responses (ASSR) is a promising new objective clinical procedure for hearing aid fitting validation, particularly for infants who cannot respond to behavioral tests. In practice, room acoustics of non-anechoic test rooms can heavily influence the auditory stimulus used for eliciting the ASSR. To systematically investigate the effect of the room acoustics conditions on sound-field ASSR, a loudspeaker-based auralization system was implemented using a mixed order Ambisonics approach. The present study investigates the performance of the auralization system in terms of objective room acoustic measurements and sound-field ASSR measurements, both in the actual room and in the simulated and auralized room. The evaluation is conducted for a small room with well-defined acoustic properties. The room is carefully modeled using the novel room acoustic simulation tool PARISM (Phased Acoustical Radiosity and Image Source Method) and validated through measurements. This study...