This review covers the basic anatomy and physiology of the olivocochlear reflexes and the
use of otoacoustic emissions (OAEs) in humans to monitor the effects of one group, the …

Olivocochlear efferents allow the central auditory system to adjust the functioning of the
inner ear during active and passive listening. While many aspects of efferent anatomy …

Otoacoustic emissions (OAEs) are useful for studying medial olivocochlear (MOC) efferents,
but several unresolved methodological issues cloud the interpretation of the data they …

The time-course of the human medial olivocochlear reflex (MOCR) was measured via its
suppression of stimulus-frequency otoacoustic emissions (SFOAEs) in nine ears. MOCR …

Many people with difficulties following conversations in noisy settings have “clinically
normal” audiograms, that is, tone thresholds better than 20 dB HL from 0.1 to 8 kHz. This …

In this chapter we deal with the ways in which the two olivocochlear (OC) efferent systems,
the medial (MOC) and lateral (LOC) systems, change the operation of the cochlea and how …

A clinical test for the strength of the medial olivocochlear reflex (MOCR) might be valuable
as a predictor of individuals at risk for acoustic trauma or for explaining why some people …

Background Olivocochlear (OC) neurons make up an efferent, descending auditory system
that returns sound representations to the inner ear soon after they have entered the brain …

In humans, when the medial olivocochlear (MOC) pathway is activated by noise in the
opposite ear, changes in distortion product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE) level, ie, the MOC …

This review addresses the putative role of the medial olivocochlear (MOC) reflex in
psychophysical masking and intensity resolution in humans. A framework for interpreting …