Previous investigation have found that young children have poorer pure-tone auditory sensitivity than older children or adults. This study addressed the question of whether these age-related sensitivity differences are attributable to children having middle ear disorders that produce a conductive hearing loss or to differences in ear canal sound pressure at threshold. Results ruled out both of these possible explanations for the age effect.
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Yoneshige et al. (1981) studied this question.