Subject: [AUDITORY] Most comfortable level From: "Howell, Peter" <p.howell@xxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2023 08:02:31 +0000--_000_DB9PR01MB74336728758633DAC94F78B7D7A09DB9PR01MB7433eurp_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear list, We have a paper being considered and one reviewer has asked a question abou= t using most comfortable levels in research (no audiometric assessment was = available for these participants for practical reasons). I always thought t= hat MCL was an accepted procedure in such circumstances. We'd appreciate an= y references to studies where this issue is discussed (pros or cons). Best Pete --_000_DB9PR01MB74336728758633DAC94F78B7D7A09DB9PR01MB7433eurp_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html xmlns:v=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-micr= osoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:x=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:excel" xmlns:m=3D"http://schema= s.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html= 40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dus-ascii"= > <meta name=3D"Generator" content=3D"Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"> <style><!-- /* Font Definitions */ @xxxxxxxx {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} @xxxxxxxx {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-fareast-language:EN-US;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {mso-style-priority:99; color:#0563C1; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {mso-style-priority:99; color:#954F72; text-decoration:underline;} span.EmailStyle17 {mso-style-type:personal-compose; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:windowtext;} .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-fareast-language:EN-US;} @xxxxxxxx WordSection1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapedefaults v:ext=3D"edit" spidmax=3D"1026" /> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapelayout v:ext=3D"edit"> <o:idmap v:ext=3D"edit" data=3D"1" /> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--> </head> <body lang=3D"EN-GB" link=3D"#0563C1" vlink=3D"#954F72"> <div class=3D"WordSection1"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Dear list, <o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">We have a paper being considered and one reviewer ha= s asked a question about using most comfortable levels in research (no audi= ometric assessment was available for these participants for practical reaso= ns). I always thought that MCL was an accepted procedure in such circumstances. We’d appreciate any ref= erences to studies where this issue is discussed (pros or cons).<o:p></o:p>= </p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Best<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Pete <o:p></o:p></p> </div> </body> </html> --_000_DB9PR01MB74336728758633DAC94F78B7D7A09DB9PR01MB7433eurp_--