The effect of age in brief-tone audiometry.

The influence of age and sex on temporal intergration as it might be measured clinically was assessed in 50 normal-hearing Ss aged 6--24 yrs. A threshold-tracking paradigm was employed. Age did not systematically influence temporal integration. Variability of integration values among Ss of 6--7 yrs indicates that such children are capable of tracking threshold successfully in a brief-tone paradigm. Significant sex differences in integration slope were obtained across test frequency and age group.