hyperrecruitment

English

Etymology

hyper- +‎ recruitment

Noun

hyperrecruitment (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) An extreme form of recruitment (reduced tolerance of loudness by the inner ear).
    • 1991, Frederick N. Martin, Introduction to Audiology, page 159:
      The right ear has a 40 dB hearing loss with hyperrecruitment.
    • 2013, R. W. Rieber, Communication Disorders, page 68:
      On occasions, hyperrecruitment occurs, in which the defective ear perceives loudness greater than the normal ear to the higher intensity levels.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.