Module 6: Otoacoustic Emissions (OAE)
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sounds emanating from the What is an OAE?
cochlea
that can be detected in the
external
auditory canal with probe-tube
microphones. measuring activity of
the outer hair cell in the inner ear.
for
a normal cochlea, it will produce a
sound immediately following
stimulation
outer hair cells inside the cochlea What part of the ear does an OAE come
from
specifically?
spontaneous or evoked There are 2 classes of otoacoustic
Spontaneous Otoacoustic emissions: _______
Emissions or _______. What do those terms mean in
occur when a cochlea produces relation to
sounds in the absence of OAEs?
external stimulation. Evoked
Otoacoustic emissions occur
immediately following acoustic
stimulation.
, Kemp in 1979 Who first described the OAE and in what
year?
50% Spontaneous otoacoustic emissions
(SOAE) occur
in over __________% of people with
normal hearing
SOAE's are generally inaudible to If a person has an SOAE, can he/she hear
the it? (in
person in whom it is measured general)
Transient Evoked OAEs What are the 2 types of evoked OAEs?
(TEOAEs)
Distortion Product OAEs
(DPOAEs)
broadband clicks or tone pips What type of stimulus is used for a
transient evoked
OAE?
Two primary tones varying in What type of stimulus is used for a
frequency by several hundred distortion
hertz product OAE?
(F1 and F2)
VIIIth nerve A patient with a severe sensory/neural
hearing loss
with normal otoacoustic emissions is
expected to
have a lesion of the ______.
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sounds emanating from the What is an OAE?
cochlea
that can be detected in the
external
auditory canal with probe-tube
microphones. measuring activity of
the outer hair cell in the inner ear.
for
a normal cochlea, it will produce a
sound immediately following
stimulation
outer hair cells inside the cochlea What part of the ear does an OAE come
from
specifically?
spontaneous or evoked There are 2 classes of otoacoustic
Spontaneous Otoacoustic emissions: _______
Emissions or _______. What do those terms mean in
occur when a cochlea produces relation to
sounds in the absence of OAEs?
external stimulation. Evoked
Otoacoustic emissions occur
immediately following acoustic
stimulation.
, Kemp in 1979 Who first described the OAE and in what
year?
50% Spontaneous otoacoustic emissions
(SOAE) occur
in over __________% of people with
normal hearing
SOAE's are generally inaudible to If a person has an SOAE, can he/she hear
the it? (in
person in whom it is measured general)
Transient Evoked OAEs What are the 2 types of evoked OAEs?
(TEOAEs)
Distortion Product OAEs
(DPOAEs)
broadband clicks or tone pips What type of stimulus is used for a
transient evoked
OAE?
Two primary tones varying in What type of stimulus is used for a
frequency by several hundred distortion
hertz product OAE?
(F1 and F2)
VIIIth nerve A patient with a severe sensory/neural
hearing loss
with normal otoacoustic emissions is
expected to
have a lesion of the ______.
