Middle ear influence on otoacoustic emissions. I: Noninvasive investigation of the human transmission apparatus and comparison with model results

Hearing Research

Volumn 140, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 189-201

  Avan, Paul ^a   Büki, Béla ^b   Maat, Bert ^c   Dordain, Monique ^a   Wit, Hero P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^b SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Distortion; Middle ear impedance; Middle ear pressure; Otoacoustic emission; Stapedius reflex

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC REFLEX; ADULT; ARTICLE; COCHLEA; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTORTION PRODUCT OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION; EARDRUM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMPEDANCE; MIDDLE EAR; MIDDLE EAR PRESSURE; NORMAL HUMAN; OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE TESTS; ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; EAR, MIDDLE; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY; HEARING; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PRESSURE; STAPEDIUS; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE;

EID: 17144472052     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5955(99)00201-4     Document Type: Article

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