Temporary threshold shift (TTS) was measured in two bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) after exposure to 16-s tones between 3 and 80 kHz to examine the effects of exposure frequency on the onset, growth, and recovery of TTS. Hearing thresholds were measured approximately one-half octave above the exposure frequency using a behavioral response paradigm featuring an adaptive staircase procedure. Results show frequency-specific differences in TTS onset and growth, and suggest increased susceptibility to auditory fatigue for frequencies between approximately 10 and 30 kHz. Between 3 and 56 kHz, the relationship between exposure frequency and the exposure level required to induce 6 dB of TTS, measured 4 min post-exposure, agrees closely with an auditory weighting function for bottlenose dolphins developed from equal loudness contours [Finneran and Schlundt. (2011). J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 130, 3124–3136].
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Effects of fatiguing tone frequency on temporary threshold shift in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)
James J. Finneran;
James J. Finneran
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U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific
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Carolyn E. Schlundt
Carolyn E. Schlundt
ITT Exelis Corporation
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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Electronic mail: james.finneran@navy.mil
J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 133, 1819–1826 (2013)
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Received:
June 23 2012
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January 02 2013
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James J. Finneran, Carolyn E. Schlundt; Effects of fatiguing tone frequency on temporary threshold shift in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 1 March 2013; 133 (3): 1819–1826. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.4776211
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