Medial Olivocochlear Efferent Reflex in Humans: Otoacoustic Emission (OAE) Measurement Issues and the Advantages of Stimulus Frequency OAEs

JARO - Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 521-540

  Guinan Jr , John J ^a,b   Backus, Bradford C ^a,c   Lilaonitkul, Watjana ^a,d   Aharonson, Vered ^a,e  

^a MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MIT DIVISION OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

^e Tel Aviv Yaffo College   (Israel)

Author keywords

Acoustic reflexes; Cochlear physiology; Olivocochlear efferents; Otoacoustic emissions; Stimulus frequency otoacoustic emissions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; COCHLEA; EFFERENT NERVE; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; MIDDLE EAR; MOTOR SYSTEM; OLIVARY NUCLEUS; OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; SOUND DETECTION; SPONTANEOUS OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; COCHLEA; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; OLIVARY NUCLEUS; OTOACOUSTIC EMISSIONS, SPONTANEOUS; REFLEX;

EID: 0141687388     PISSN: 15253961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10162-002-3037-3     Document Type: Article

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