Optimal L1-L2 primary tone level separation remains independent of test frequency in humans

Hearing Research

Volumn 146, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 47-56

  Kummer, Peter ^a   Janssen, Thomas ^a   Hulin, Peter ^a   Arnold, Wolfgang ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Basilar membrane; Clinical application; Distortion product otoacoustic emission; Human; Mechanics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; AUDIOMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION; FEMALE; FREQUENCY DISCRIMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; ANIMALS; BASILAR MEMBRANE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OTOACOUSTIC EMISSIONS, SPONTANEOUS; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0033909562     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5955(00)00097-6     Document Type: Article

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