Theory of forward and reverse middle-ear transmission applied to otoacoustic emissions in infant and adult ears

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 978-993

  Keefe, Douglas H ^a   Abdala, Carolina ^b  

^a BOYS TOWN NATIONAL RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HOUSE EAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; REFLECTION; SIGNAL DISTORTION;

FREQUENCY-DEPENDENT EFFECTS; MIDDLE EAR TRANSMITTANCE; TRANSMITTANCE LEVELS;

ACOUSTIC WAVE TRANSMISSION;

ACOUSTICS; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CANAL; COCHLEA; DISTORTION PRODUCT OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION; HEARING; HUMAN; INFANT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MIDDLE EAR; NORMAL HUMAN; OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUND TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; AGING; COCHLEA; EAR CANAL; EAR, MIDDLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OTOACOUSTIC EMISSIONS, SPONTANEOUS; PSYCHOPHYSICS; REFERENCE VALUES; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE;

EID: 33846653131     PISSN: 00014966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1121/1.2427128     Document Type: Article

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