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Correspondence between behavioral and individually "optimized" otoacoustic emission estimates of human cochlear input/output curves.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20550260     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Previous studies have shown a high within-subject correspondence between distortion product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE) input/output (I/O) curves and behaviorally inferred basilar membrane (BM) I/O curves for frequencies above approximately 2 kHz. For lower frequencies, DPOAE I/O curves contained notches and plateaus that did not have a counterpart in corresponding behavioral curves. It was hypothesized that this might improve by using individualized optimal DPOAE primary levels. Here, data from previous studies are re-analyzed to test this hypothesis by comparing behaviorally inferred BM I/O curves and DPOAE I/O curves measured with well-established group-average primary levels and two individualized primary level rules: one optimized to maximize DPOAE levels and one intended for primaries to evoke comparable BM responses at the f(2) cochlear region. Test frequencies were 0.5, 1, and 4 kHz. Behavioral I/O curves were obtained from temporal (forward) masking curves. Results showed high within-subject correspondence between behavioral and DPOAE I/O curves at 4 kHz only, regardless of the primary level rule. Plateaus and notches were equally common in low-frequency DPOAE I/O curves for individualized and group-average DPOAE primary levels at 0.5 and 1 kHz. Results are discussed in terms of the adequacy of DPOAE I/O curves for inferring individual cochlear nonlinearity characteristics.
Authors:
Peter T Johannesen; Enrique A Lopez-Poveda
Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America     Volume:  127     ISSN:  1520-8524     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Acoust. Soc. Am.     Publication Date:  2010 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-06-16     Completed Date:  2010-10-19     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7503051     Medline TA:  J Acoust Soc Am     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  3602-13     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Unidad de Audición Computacional y Psicoacústica, Instituto de Neurociencias de Castilla y León, Universidad de Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acoustic Stimulation
Adult
Artifacts
Auditory Threshold
Basilar Membrane / physiology
Calibration
Cochlea / physiology*
Humans
Models, Biological*
Otoacoustic Emissions, Spontaneous*
Young Adult

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