Olivocochlear efferent vs. middle-ear contributions to the alteration of otoacoustic emissions by contralateral noise

Brain Research

Volumn 852, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 140-150

  Büki, Béla ^a   Wit, Hero P ^c   Avan, Paul ^b  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Medial olivocochlear bundle; Middle ear impedance; Middle ear pressure; Otoacoustic emission; Stapedius reflex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC TRANSMISSION; COCHLEA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTORTION PRODUCT OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION; EARDRUM; EFFERENT NERVE; EVOKED OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION; HUMAN; MIDDLE EAR; MODEL; MUSCLE REFLEX; NOISE; NORMAL HUMAN; OLIVARY NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUND TRANSMISSION; STAPES; TYMPANOMETRY;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; COCHLEA; EAR, MIDDLE; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NOISE; OLIVARY NUCLEUS; OTOACOUSTIC EMISSIONS, SPONTANEOUS; PRESSURE; REFLEX; STAPEDIUS;

EID: 0342905074     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(99)02227-1     Document Type: Article

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