Recruitment phenomenon is seen in?

Recruitment Phenomenon It is a phenomenon of abnormal growth of loudness Q The ear which does not hear low intensity sound begins to hear greater intensity sounds as loud or even louder than normal hearing ear. Thus a loud sound which is tolerable in normal ear may grow to abnormal levels of loudness in the recruiting ear and thus become intolerable Q Recruitment is typically seen in lesions of cochlea Q i.e. Meniere’s disease Q, presbycusis. Q Patients with recruitment are poor candidates for hearing aids. Q