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The basic study on communication aids for the profoundly deaf using ultrasound hearing

Research Project

Project/Area Number 12470359
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Otorhinolaryngology
Research InstitutionNara Medical University

Principal Investigator

HOSOI Hiroshi  Nara Medical University, Otolaryngology, Professor, 医学部, 教授 (80094613)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) YONEMOTO Kiyoshi  Iwate Prefectural University, Clinical Welfare, Associate Professor, 社会福祉学部, 助教授 (90305277)
WATANABE Yoshiaki  Doshisha University, Electric Engineering, Professor, 工学部, 教授 (60148377)
IMAIZUMI Satoshi  Hiroshima Prefectural College, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Professor, コミュニケーション障害学科, 教授 (80122018)
Project Period (FY) 2000 – 2002
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2002)
Budget Amount *help
¥15,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥15,600,000)
Fiscal Year 2002: ¥3,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000)
Fiscal Year 2001: ¥4,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,700,000)
Fiscal Year 2000: ¥7,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥7,400,000)
Keywordscommunication / profoundly deaf / ultrasound / hearing aid / inner head acoustic field / PET / MEG / masker / 最重度難聴者 / 音場解析 / 知覚メカニズム / 聴覚心理 / ダイナミックレンジ / 刺激持続時間
Research Abstract

The perception mechanism of bone-conducted ultrasound (BCU) was investigated. The central auditory system of BCU was studied using PET (positron emission tomography) and magnetoencephalography (MEG). Its peripheral mechanism was investigated by means of calculation of the inner head acoustic field and the study on ultrasonic masker and dynamic range of BCU.
1. Using three-dimensional PET, the cortical areas activated by BCU were measured from five profoundly deaf subjects and normal-hearing subjects. The medial portion of the primary auditory cortex of the profoundly deaf subjects as well as normal volunteers was significantly activated. These results suggest that extra-cochler routes convey information to the primary auditory cortex and can therefore produce detectable sound sensation even in the profoundly deaf.
2. The effects of stimulus duration for 30 kHZ BCU were compared with those for air-conducted 1 kHz tone bursts by MEG. As a result, significant differences in the growth were … More observed below the saturation points. The results indicated a possibility that there were some differences in the central auditory system between BCU and audible sound.
3. The phenomenon physically occurring within the head for bone-conducted sound of various stimulation locations has been calculated using finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) technique. The results showed that there was a large difference between the inner head acoustic field for BCU and bone-conducted audible sound.
4. The mount of masking produced by 27-, 30- and 33-kHz bone-conducted ultrasonic maskers for air-conducted high-frequency sounds was measured in the frequency range of 8-18 kHz. The results showed that the air-conducted signals of 10-14 kHz were strongly masked by the ultrasonic maskers. And the dynamic range for BCU was clearly narrower than that for audible sounds. These results suggest that perception of BCU depends on inner hair cell activity induced by ultrasound, and did not depend on enhancement by the outer hair cells. Less

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  • [Publications] Nakagawa Seiji: "Characteristics of auditory perception of bone-conducted ultrasound in humans revealed by magnetoencephalography"Neuro Image. 11(5). 746 (2000)

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  • [Publications] 五味 耿兵: "背景音下における会話聴取能とテレビ受聴について"Audiology Japan. 43(5). 331-332 (2000)

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  • [Publications] 中川 誠司: "新型補聴器開発のための骨導超音波聴覚の検討"第二種研究会資料 Technicol Report of IEICE. WIT99-15. 89-94 (2000)

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  • [Publications] 中川 誠司: "骨導超音波補聴器開発の可能性の検討;脳磁界計測による客観的評価"第15回生体生理工学シンポジウム論文集. BPE2000. 329-332 (2000)

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  • [Publications] 西村 忠己: "骨導超音波のダイナミックレンジの脳磁図による検討"Audiology Japan. 43(5). 427-428 (2000)

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  • [Publications] 長谷部 剛: "高・重度難聴用挿耳形補聴器の検討"Audiology Japan. 43(5). 359-360 (2000)

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  • [Publications] Imaizumi Satoshi: "Ultrasound activates the auditory cortex of profoundly deaf subjects"Newro Report. 12(3). 583-586 (2001)

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  • [Publications] 阪口 剛史: "骨導超音波の頭部内音場解析"電子情報通信学会論文誌. J84-A(12). 1541-1548 (2001)

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  • [Publications] 細井 裕司: "成人・老人の補聴器の選び方・使い方"毎日ライフ. 85-87 (2001)

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  • [Publications] 細井 裕司: "高齢者における病態生理と対応-高齢難聴者の補聴器利用-"日本耳鼻咽喉科学会会報. 104(5). 518-521 (2001)

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  • [Publications] 阪口 剛史: "骨導超音波の"きこえ"と頭部内音場"信学技報. US2001-18. 41-48 (2001)

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  • [Publications] Sakaguchi Takefumi: "Inner head acoustic field for bone-conducted sound calculated by finite-difference time-domain"Jpn.J.Appl.Phys.. 41. 3604-3608 (2002)

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  • [Publications] Nishimura Tadashi: "Effects of intravenous administration of prostaglandin E1 and lipo-prostaglandin E1 on cochlear blood flow in guinea pigs"Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 259(5). 253-256 (2002)

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  • [Publications] Nishimura Tadashi: "Effect of stimulus duration for bone-conducted ultrasound on N1minman"Neuroscience Letters. 327. 119-122 (2002)

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  • [Publications] 細井 裕司: "特集お母さんへの回答マニュアル耳鼻咽喉科Q&A"JOHNS. 18(3). 312-316 (2002)

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  • [Publications] 細井 裕司: "特集音の世界と耳鼻咽喉科-音楽・音声・環境音 ヒトの可聴域を超える聴力"JOHNS. 18(6)別冊. 312-316 (2002)

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  • [Publications] 細井 裕司: "特集感覚障害のリハビリテーションの現状 聴覚障害を補う機器と環境整備"総合リハ. 30(8). 703-706 (2002)

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  • [Publications] 小泉 敏三: "機能的MRIによる音像移動刺激の反応"信学技報. SP2001-151. 45-51 (2002)

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  • [Publications] 細井 裕司: "補聴器-現在から未来へ-"大阪府耳鼻咽喉科医会会報. 56. 72-101 (2002)

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  • [Publications] Nishimura Tadashi: "Ultrasonic masker clarifies ultrasonic perception in man"Hearing Research. 175. 171-177 (2003)

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  • [Publications] 阪口 剛史: "可聴域を超える聴覚"超音波TECHNO.

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  • [Publications] 細井 裕司: "A特集 耳鼻咽喉科・頭頸部外科領域の新しい器械・器具 VI.その他の器械 2.デジタル補聴器"耳鼻咽喉科・頭頸部外科. 73(5)増刊号. 141-146 (2001)

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  • [Publications] 岡本 学: "超音波骨導ヘッドホン"信学技報 US2001-104. EA2001-118. 83-88 (2002)

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  • [Publications] 細井 裕司: "感音難聴の治療-補聴器-新図説耳鼻咽喉科・頭頸部外科講座1-内耳-"メジャルビュー社. 247 (2000)

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  • [Publications] 細井 裕司: "聴覚機能検査-語音聴力検査 CLIENT21-21世紀耳鼻咽喉科領域の臨床-機能検査"中山書店. 447 (2000)

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  • [Publications] 細井 裕司: "補聴器・総論 CLIENT21-21世紀耳鼻咽喉科領域の臨床-聴覚2"中山書店. 562 (2000)

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  • [Publications] Nakagawa Seiji: "Biomag 2000"Helsinki University of Technology, Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering. 1060 (2001)

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  • [Publications] Sakaguchi Takefumi: "Biomg 2000"Helsinki University of Technology, Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering. 1060 (2001)

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  • [Publications] Nishimura Tadashi: "Biomag 2000"Helsinki University of Technology, Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering. 1060 (2001)

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  • [Publications] 細井 裕司: "耳鼻咽喉科診察プラクティス 3.新生児・幼児・小児の難聴"文光堂. (2001)

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  • [Publications] 細井 裕司: "CLIENT21 No.7 補聴器と人口内耳"中山書店. (2001)

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  • [Publications] 細井 裕司: "補聴器Q&A より良いフィッテングのために"金原出版社. 149 (2001)

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  • [Publications] 細井 裕司: "耳鼻咽喉科診察プラクティス 9.小児の耳鼻咽喉科診療"文光堂. 308 (2002)

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  • [Publications] Nakagawa Seiji: "Characteristics of auditory perception of bone-conducted ultrasound in humans revealed by magnetoencephalography"NeuroImage. 11(5). 746 (2000)

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  • [Publications] Nakagawa Seiji: "The study on ultrasound hearing for development of new hearingaids"Technical Report of IEICE. WIT99-15. 89-94 (2000)

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  • [Publications] Nishimura Tadashi: "Magnetuencephalographic study on dynamic hearing range of ultrasound"Audiology Japan. 43(5). 427-428 (2000)

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  • [Publications] Imaizumi Satoshi: "Ultrasound activates the auditory cortex of profoundly deaf subjects"NeuroReport. 12(3). 583-586 (2001)

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  • [Publications] Sakaguchi Takefumi: "Analysis of acoustic sound field if inner head for bone-conducted ultrasound"The Transfactions of IEICE. J84-A (12). 1541-1548 (2001)

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  • [Publications] Hosoi Hiroshi: "Digital Hearing aids"Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. 73(5) supl.. 141-146 (2001)

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  • [Publications] Hosoi Hiroshi: "Hearing aids for elderly people"J. of Otolaryngology of Japan. 104(5). 518-521 (2001)

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  • [Publications] Sakaguchi Takefumi: "Hearing of bone-conducted ultrasound and inner head acoustic sound field"Technical Report of IEICE. US2001-18. 41-48 (2001)

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  • [Publications] Sakaguchi Takefumi: "Inner head acoustic field for bone-conducted sound calculated by finite-difference time-domain method"Jpn. J. Appl. Phys.. 41. 3604-3608 (2002)

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  • [Publications] Nishimura Tadashi: "Effects of intravenous administration of prostaglandim E1 and lip-prostaglandim E1 on cochlear blood flow in guinea pigs"Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 259(5). 253-256 (2002)

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  • [Publications] Nishimura Tadashi: "Effect of stimulus duration for bone-conducted ultrasound on Nlm in man"Neuroscience Letters. 327. 119-122 (2002)

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  • [Publications] Hosoi Hiroshi: "Ultrasound for human being"JOHNS. 18(6) supl. 312-316 (2002)

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  • [Publications] Hosoi Hiroshi: "Hearing aids and other devices for the hearing mpaired"Sogo rehabilitation. 30(8). 703-706 (2002)

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  • [Publications] Manabu Okamoto: "Bone conduction earphone using ultrasound vibration"Technical Report of IEICE US2001-104. EA2001-118. 83-88 (2002)

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  • [Publications] Koizumi Toshizo: "Responses in the auditory cortex to moving sound images measured with fMRI"Technical Report of IEICE. SP2001-151. 45-51 (2002)

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  • [Publications] Nishimura Tadashi: "Ultrasonic masker clarifies ultrasonic perception in man"Hearing Research. 175. 171-177 (2003)

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  • [Publications] Sakaguchi Takefumi: "Ultrasound hearing"Ultrasound TECHUNO. 15(1). 28-32 (2003)

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  • [Publications] Nakagawa Seiji: "Helsinki University of Technology, Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering, Characteristics of bone-conducted ultrasound perception revealed by neuromagnetic measurements: Effects of stimulation side on the auditory Nlm"Biomag2000 (Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Biomagnetism). 1060 (2001)

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  • [Publications] Nishimura Tadashi: "Helsinki University of Technology, Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering, Dynamic range for bone conduction ultrasound"Biomag2000 (Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Biomagnetism). 1060 (2001)

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  • [Publications] Sakaguchi Takefumi: "Helsinki University of Technology, Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering, Cerebral neuromagnetic responses evoked by two-channel bone-conducted ultrasonic stimuli"Biomag2000 (Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Biomagnetism). 1060 (2001)

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  • [Publications] Inoue Shino: "Measurement of 5-hydroxytrypatamine release in the rat medical vestibular nucleus using in vivo microdialysis"Neuroscience Letters. 322. 234-238 (2002)

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  • [Publications] Nishimura Tadashi: "Effects of intravenous administration of prostaglagin E_1 and lipo-prostaglandin E_1 on cochlear blood flow in guinea pigs"Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 259(5). 253-256 (2002)

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  • [Publications] Nishimura Tadashi: "Effects of stimulus duration for bone-conducted ultrasound on NTm in man"Neuro Sience Letters. 327. 119-122 (2002)

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  • [Publications] Sakaguchi Takefumi: "Inner head acoustic field for bone-conducted sound calculated Dyfinite-difference time-domain method"Jpn. J. Appl. Phys.. 41. 3604-3608 (2002)

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  • [Publications] Fujita Nobuya: "Usefulness of MR angiography in cases of central vertigo"Auris Nusus Larynx. 29. 247-252 (2002)

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  • [Publications] 井上詩乃: "前庭神経核におけるセロトニン神経系の役割"頭頸部自律神経系. 16. 31-33 (2002)

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  • [Publications] 細井裕司: "耳鼻咽喉科オフィスクリニック-主訴への対応編"医学書院. 220 (2002)

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  • [Publications] 細井裕司: "耳鼻咽喉科診療プラクティス 9.小児の耳鼻咽喉科診療"文光堂. 308 (2002)

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  • [Publications] 細井 裕司: "高齢者における病態生理と対応-高齢難聴者の補聴器利用-"日本耳鼻咽喉科学会会報. 104巻・5号. 518-521 (2001)

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  • [Publications] 細井 裕司: "耳鼻咽喉科・頭頸部外科領域の新しい機械・器具 VI.その他の機械 2.デジタル補聴器"耳鼻咽喉科・頭頸部外科. 73巻・5号. 141-146 (2001)

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  • [Publications] 阪口 剛史: "骨導超音波の頭部内音場解析"電子情報通信学会論文誌. J84-A巻・12号. 1541-1548 (2001)

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  • [Publications] Sakaguchi Takefumi: "Inner head acoustic field for bone-conducted sound calculated by FDTD method"Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 41巻・5B号(印刷中につき未定). (2002)

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  • [Publications] 阪口 剛史: "時間領域差分法による生体内音場解析-骨導超音波と聴覚末梢の関係に関する検討-"第22回超音波エレクトロニクスの基礎と応用に関するシンポジウム. 169-170 (2001)

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  • [Publications] 阪口 剛史: "骨導超音波の"きこえ"と頭部内音場"信学技報. 18. 41-48 (2001)

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  • [Publications] 岡本 学: "超音波骨導ヘッドホン"信学技報. (未定). (2002)

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  • [Publications] 細井 裕司: "CLIENT21-21世紀耳鼻咽喉科の臨床-7、補聴器と人工内耳"中山書店. 399 (2001)

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  • [Publications] 細井 裕司: "補聴器Q&A"金原出版社. 149 (2001)

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  • [Publications] Sakaguchi Takefumi: "Biomag 2000"Helsinki University of Technology, Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering. 1060 (2001)

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  • [Publications] Nishimura Tadashi: "Biomag 2000"Helsinki University of Technology, Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering. 1060 (2001)

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  • [Publications] Nakagawa Seiji: "Biomag 2000"Helsinki University of Technology, Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering. 1060 (2001)

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  • [Publications] Satoshi Imaizumi: "Ultrasound activates the auditory cortex of profoundly deaf subjects"NEUROREPORT. 12巻. 583-586 (2001)

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  • [Publications] 中川誠司: "新型補聴器解発のための骨導超音波聴覚の検村"電子情報通信学会第二種研究会資料WIT99-15. 89-94 (2000)

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