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Remote Sensing the Cochlea: Otoacoustics

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Understanding the Cochlea

Part of the book series: Springer Handbook of Auditory Research ((SHAR,volume 62))

Abstract

The ear is a remarkable detector. It is both highly sensitive and selective and operates over a large dynamic range spanning more than 12 orders of magnitude of energy. Perhaps surprisingly, not only does it respond to sound but emits it as well. These sounds, known as otoacoustic emissions (OAEs), provide a means to probe the fundamental biophysics underlying transduction and amplification in the ear. This chapter outlines the theoretical considerations describing the underlying biomechanics of OAE generation, highlights the various uses of OAEs (both scientific and clinical), including comparative approaches, and motivates open questions.

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Input from Glenis Long, Larissa McKetton, Jung-Hoon Nam, Elizabeth Olson, and Christopher Shera is gratefully acknowledged. Support from the Fields Institute, The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), and Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) Cluster of Excellence EXC 1077/1 “Hearing4all” is acknowledged.

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Bergevin, C., Verhulst, S., van Dijk, P. (2017). Remote Sensing the Cochlea: Otoacoustics. In: Manley, G., Gummer, A., Popper, A., Fay, R. (eds) Understanding the Cochlea. Springer Handbook of Auditory Research, vol 62. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52073-5_10

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