Transmission of bone-conducted sound in the human skull measured by cochlear vibrations

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 761-769

  Eeg Olofsson, Måns ^a,b,c   Stenfelt, Stefan ^a   Tjellstrom, Anders ^b   Granstrom, Gosta ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bone conduction; Distance from the cochlea; Implantable bone conduction hearing aid; Laser Doppler vibrometer; Squamosal suture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY CANAL; BONE CONDUCTION; COCHLEA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MASTOID; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUND TRANSMISSION; VIBRATION;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE TESTS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE CONDUCTION; CADAVER; COCHLEA; CRANIAL SUTURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SKULL; VIBRATION;

EID: 57649114089     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14992020802311216     Document Type: Article

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