Audiology Research Diagnostics Core (ARDC) at Purdue
Housed in Lyles-Porter Hall, the Audiology Research Diagnostics Core (ARDC) at Purdue has been created as a collaborative effort to reduce the entry barrier to auditory neuroscience for new and cross-disciplinary investigators. In addition to the listed services our facility offers, we are developing a solution for harmonization and analysis of human and animal subject data across multiple laboratories, as well as large-scale web-based data collection, to investigate trends and comprehensively study hearing pathologies.
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Please contact ARDC@purdue.edu if you would like to learn more.
Our efforts have led to the development of open-source software and a framework to harness clinically-applicable audiological measurements typically used for hearing screenings in research studies in a homogenous manner. Using these data, we are efficiently answering questions in hearing science and audiology that require large datasets-- which will lead to improvements in clinical outcomes, assistive technology, and quality of life.
All measurements are currently collected within a noise-isolated soundbooth by a trained operator. Currently, we have 6 operators consisting of an Audiologist, AuD students, and graduate students within SLHS and BME.
Our Standard Evaluation:
- Wideband Tympanometry
- Acoustic Reflexes
- Pure Tone/Bone Conduction Audiometry (with Extended High Freq.)
- Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emissions
- Quick Speech in Noise Test (QuickSIN)
- 45 minutes of online listening tests and surveys
Additional Capabilities (in development):
- Other Otoacoustic Emissions (TEOAEs, SFOAEs, swept-tone)
- Auditory Brainstem Responses (ABRs)
- Frequency-Following Responses (FFRs)
- Word-Recognition Testing
- Most Comfortable/Acceptable/Uncomfortable Level Hearing
- Customized Protocols Upon Request
Equipment:
- GSI AudioStar Pro
- Interacoustics Titan Clinical Testing Device
- Interacoustics Eclipse Pre-Amp for ABRs
- Isolation Soundbooth
