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Temporal aspects of suppression in distortion-product otoacoustic emissions.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21568411     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This study examined the time course of cochlear suppression using a tone-burst suppressor to measure decrement of distortion-product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs). Seven normal-hearing subjects with ages ranging from 19 to 28 yr participated in the study. Each subject had audiometric thresholds ≤ 15 dB HL [re ANSI (2004) Specifications for Audiometers] for standard octave and inter-octave frequencies from 0.25 to 8 kHz. DPOAEs were elicited by primary tones with f(2) = 4.0 kHz and f(1) = 3.333 kHz (f(2)/f(1) = 1.2). For the f(2), L(2) combination, suppression was measured for three suppressor frequencies: One suppressor below f(2) (3.834 kHz) and two above f(2) (4.166 and 4.282 kHz) at three levels (55, 60, and 65 dB SPL). DPOAE decrement as a function of L(3) for the tone-burst suppressor was similar to decrements obtained with longer duration suppressors. Onset- and setoff- latencies were ≤ 4 ms, in agreement with previous physiological findings in auditory-nerve fiber studies that suggest suppression results from a nearly instantaneous compression of the waveform. Persistence of suppression was absent for the below-frequency suppressor (f(3) = 3.834 kHz) and was ≤ 3 ms for the two above-frequency suppressors (f(3) = 4.166 and 4.282 kHz).
Authors:
Joyce Rodriguez; Stephen T Neely
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America     Volume:  129     ISSN:  1520-8524     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Acoust. Soc. Am.     Publication Date:  2011 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-05-16     Completed Date:  2011-09-12     Revised Date:  2012-05-01    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7503051     Medline TA:  J Acoust Soc Am     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  3082-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Starkey Hearing Research Center, 2150 Shattuck Avenue, Suite 408, Berkeley, California 94704, USA. joyce_rodriguez@starkey.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acoustic Stimulation
Adult
Cochlea / physiology*,  ultrastructure
Female
Humans
Male
Otoacoustic Emissions, Spontaneous / physiology*
Perceptual Distortion / physiology*
Perceptual Masking / physiology*
Psychoacoustics
Reaction Time / physiology
Time Factors
Young Adult
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
P30 DC4662/DC/NIDCD NIH HHS; R01DC8318/DC/NIDCD NIH HHS

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