Otoacoustic emissions, evoked by clicks and brief tone bursts, were measured in normal‐hearing subjects and patients with sensorineural hearing loss. The emissions were recorded using an electret microphone assembly inserted in the meatus. The stimulus was delivered through a transducer attached to a 1.3‐mm plastic tube terminating at approximately 1 cm from the eardrum. Spectral analysis of the click‐emitted emissions showed discontinuities similar to those observed in spontaneous emission recordings. In addition, the comparison of emission and audiometric data in the impaired ears will be reported. [Supported by the Veterans Administration.]