Evoked Ofoacoustic Emissions in Normal Hearing Infants and ChildrenEmerging Data and Issues
作者:
Susan Norton,
Judith Widen,
期刊:
Ear and Hearing
(OVID Available online 1990)
卷期:
Volume 11,
issue 2
页码: 121-127
ISSN:0196-0202
年代: 1990
出版商: OVID
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
Evoked otoacoustic emissions (EOAEs) are a promising tool for evaluating cochlear status in children. Preliminary data from normal-hearing subjects ranging from birth to 29.9 years old are discussed. EOAEs are present and robust in infant ears. However, there is a statistically significant decrease in EOAE amplitude for a fixed stimulus level with increasing age even in a carefully screened sample. At the present time it is unclear if these ageassociated changes are due to normal developmental changes in the external and/or middle ear acoustics, normal developmental changes in cochlear mechanics and/or everyday cochlear wear and tear. Issues related to further application of evoked emissions to pediatrie populations are discussed.
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