Spontaneous narrowband acoustic signals emitted by human ears

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 1981, Pages 514-523

  Zurek, P M ^a  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; AUDITORY SYSTEM; EAR; NORMAL HUMAN;

ACOUSTICS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COCHLEA; FEMALE; HEARING DISORDERS; HEARING LOSS, HIGH-FREQUENCY; HUMAN; MALE; TINNITUS;

EID: 0019405224     PISSN: 00014966     EISSN: NA     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1121/1.385481     Document Type: Article

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