The effects of alcohol on the shift of acoustic reflex threshold was examined before and after drinking alcohol. Acoustic reflex thresholds were measured for 10 normal hearing young university students (5 males and 5 females) at prealcohol and postalcohol levels.
Pure tone (500, 1 kHz, 2 kHz, 4 kHz) were used as reflex-eliciting stimuli. The mean of ART after drinking alcohol was raised than before alcohol and male group was higher than female group. Threshold shift at 2 kHz was greater than those of other frequency.
From the results, it was concluded that the acoustic reflex threshold was raised when people drink alcohol.
KEY WORDS:Acoustic reflex threshold (ART)·Alcohol