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Medial olivocochlear reflex effects on amplitude growth functions of long- and short-latency components of click-evoked otoacoustic emissions in humans

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: The auditory efferent system, operating at moderate to high sound levels, may improve hearing in background noise and provide protection from noise damage. We used otoacoustic emissions to measure these efferent effects across a wide range of sound levels and identified level-dependent and independent effects. Previous reports have focused on level-dependent measures. The level-independent effects identified here may provide new insights into the functional relevance of auditory efferent activity in humans.

Source: Journal of Neurophysiology

DOI: 10.1152/jn.00410.2020

Authors: Shawn S. Goodman, Sriram Boothalingam, Jeffery T. Lichtenhan

Institutions: University of Iowa, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Washington University in St. Louis

Language: English

Topic: Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics

Subfield: Sensory Systems

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation, University of Iowa, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders