A Macintosh computer-based audiometer (Virtual 320) was evaluated for reliability and validity of high-frequency (8-20 kHz) thresholds by comparison with a well documented laboratory high-frequency evaluation system (PARVA-HF). High-frequency earphones originally provided with the V320 for high-frequency testing required modification to improve reliability in calibration and in subject threshol...

Single-layer graphene (SLG) was demonstrated to emit sound. The sound emission from SLG had a significant flat frequency response in the wide ultrasound range from 20 kHz to 50 kHz. SLG can produce a sound pressure level (SPL) as high as 95 dB at a distance of 5 cm with a sound frequency of 20 kHz. The SPL value is among the highest reported to date for sound-emitting devices (SEDs) based on th...

In this letter, the ambipolar transport properties of graphene flakes have been used to fabricate full-wave signal rectifiers and frequency-doubling devices. By correctly biasing an ambipolar graphene field-effect transistor in common-source configuration, a sinusoidal voltage applied to the transistor gate is rectified at the drain electrode. Using this concept, frequency multiplication of a 1...

We proposed a method for patient selection and application of criteria for predicting success with bone-conduction external acoustic stimulation using high-audio-frequency sound in the ranges of 10-20 kHz and 20-26 kHz for individuals with subjective idiopathic tinnitus (SIT) of the severe disabling type. Ultra-high-frequency (UHF) stimulation for tinnitus relief has been found to be most effec...

The pulse-burst duration of a compact burst-mode Nd:YAG laser is extended by one order of magnitude compared to previous flashlamp-pumped designs by incorporating a fiber oscillator and diode-pumped solid-state amplifiers. The laser has a linewidth of <2 GHz at 1064.3 nm with 150 mJ per individual pulse at 10 kHz. The performance of the system is evaluated by using the third-harmonic output at ...

We generate high-order harmonics at high pulse repetition rates using a turnkey laser. High-order harmonics at 400 kHz are observed when argon is used as target gas. In neon, we achieve generation of photons with energies exceeding 90 eV (∼13 nm) at 20 kHz. We measure a photon flux of up to 4.4 × 10(10) photons per second per harmonic in argon at 100 kHz. Many experiments employing high-order h...

Salicylate's ototoxic properties have been well established, inducing tinnitus and a sensory hearing loss when administered in high doses. Peripherally, acute dosing of salicylate causes frequency dependent reductions in DPOAEs and CAP amplitudes in low (<10 kHz) and high (>20 kHz) frequencies more than mid frequencies (10-20 kHz), which interestingly corresponds to the pitch of behaviourally-m...

The sonolytic degradation of ozone (O3) was investigated in both closed and open continuous-flow systems to examine effects of mass transfer on chemical reactivity in the presence of ultrasound. Degradation of O3 followed apparent first-order kinetics at frequencies of both 20 and 500 kHz in all the systems. Degassing of O3 was observed at 20 kHz due to the effects of rectified diffusion and la...

Audiogram: A graph of hearing ability charting frequency (abcissa) vs. sensitivity measured as sound pressure or intensity (ordinate). Cetaceans: Whales and dolphins decibel (dB): a scale based on the log ratio of two quantities. It is commonly used to represent sound pressure level or sound intensity. The value of the decibel depends upon the denominator used, or reference pressure. Therefore ...

Measures of auditory performance were compared for an experimental group who listened regularly to music via personal music players (PMP) and a control group who did not. Absolute thresholds were similar for the two groups for frequencies up to 2 kHz, but the experimental group had slightly but significantly higher thresholds at higher frequencies. Thresholds for the frequency discrimination of...