Separating the contributions of olivocochlear and middle ear muscle reflexes in modulation of distortion product otoacoustic emission levels

Audiology and Neurotology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 41-48

  Wolter, Nikolaus E ^a   Harrison, Robert V ^a   James, Adrian L ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Medial olivocochlear system; Middle ear muscle reflex; Otoacoustic emissions

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC REFLEX; ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY OSSICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BRAIN STEM RESPONSE; CHINCHILLA MODEL; DISTORTION PRODUCT OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION; FREQUENCY; HEARING TEST; MIDDLE EAR MUSCLE REFLEX; NARROW BAND NOISE; NONHUMAN; OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY EQUIPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENSOR TYMPANI MUSCLE; ANIMAL; CHINCHILLA; COCHLEA; HEARING; MIDDLE EAR; OLIVARY NUCLEUS; PHYSIOLOGY; REFLEX; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPONTANEOUS OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; CHINCHILLA; COCHLEA; EAR, MIDDLE; HEARING; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OLIVARY NUCLEUS; OTOACOUSTIC EMISSIONS, SPONTANEOUS; REFLEX;

EID: 84928476736     PISSN: 14203030     EISSN: 14219700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000356174     Document Type: Article

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