Mechanisms of mammalian otoacoustic emission and their implications for the clinical utility of otoacoustic emissions

CA Shera - Ear and hearing, 2004 - journals.lww.com
We review recent progress in understanding the physical and physiological mechanisms
that generate otoacoustic emissions (OAEs). Until recently, the conceptual model underlying …

An exploratory evaluation of perceptual, psychoacoustic and acoustical properties of urban soundscapes

DA Hall, A Irwin, M Edmondson-Jones, S Phillips… - Applied Acoustics, 2013 - Elsevier
The present study reports an exploration of the multi-dimensional space involved in listening
to soundscape recordings made in different city-based settings. A range of perceptual …

Energy transmittance predicts conductive hearing loss in older children and adults

DH Keefe, JL Simmons - The Journal of the Acoustical Society of …, 2003 - pubs.aip.org
The test performance of a wideband acoustic transfer function (ATF) test and 226-Hz
tympanometry was assessed in predicting the presence of conductive hearing loss, based …

Effects of middle-ear disorders on power reflectance measured in cadaveric ear canals

SE Voss, GR Merchant, NJ Horton - Ear and hearing, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Reflectance measured in the ear canal offers a noninvasive method to monitor the
acoustic properties of the middle ear, and few systematic measurements exist on the effects …

Wideband aural acoustic absorbance predicts conductive hearing loss in children

DH Keefe, CA Sanford, JC Ellison… - … journal of audiology, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: This study tested the hypothesis that wideband aural absorbance predicts
conductive hearing loss (CHL) in children medically classified as having otitis media with …

Sound-conduction effects on distortion-product otoacoustic emission screening outcomes in newborn infants: Test performance of wideband acoustic transfer …

CA Sanford, DH Keefe, YW Liu, D Fitzpatrick… - Ear and …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS) test outcomes can be influenced
by conditions affecting the sound conduction pathway, including ear canal and/or middle ear …

Effects of maturation on tympanometric wideband acoustic transfer functions in human infants

CA Sanford, MP Feeney - The Journal of the Acoustical Society of …, 2008 - pubs.aip.org
Wideband acoustic transfer function (ATF) measurements of energy reflectance (ER) and
admittance magnitude (∣ Y∣) were obtained at varying static ear-canal pressures in 4-, 12 …

High frequency immittance for neonates: a normative study

D Wet Swanepoel, S Werner, R Hugo… - Acta Oto …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Conclusion. High frequency immittance measurements demonstrate promise in clarifying
middle ear status for neonates but age-and gender-specific norms should be consulted …

Test-retest reliability of wideband reflectance measures in infants under screening and diagnostic test conditions

KR Vander Werff, BA Prieve, LM Georgantas - Ear and hearing, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Objective: The main goal of this study was to examine the test-retest reliability of wideband
reflectance (WBR) measures collected from infants in screening and diagnostic hearing test …

Optimizing clinical interpretation of distortion product otoacoustic emissions in infants

CM Blankenship, LL Hunter, DH Keefe… - Ear and …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to analyze distortion product otoacoustic emission
(DPOAE) level and signal to noise ratio in a group of infants from birth to 4 months of age to …