Sensitivity of distortion product otoacoustic emissions in noise-exposed chinchillas.

Comparison of hearing levels of college music and non-music majors: Does rehearsal noise affect hearing health?

Noise exposure was assessed in college students using dosimeters. Hearing sensitivity was measured using pure-tone thresholds and distortion product otoacoustic emissions. Results indicate music majors are exposed to higher levels of noise due to rehearsal compared to their non-music major peers.

The use of distortion product otoacoustic emissions in the estimation of hearing and sensory cell loss in noise-damaged cochleas.

Distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAE), permanent threshold shifts (PTS) and outer hair cell (OHC) losses were analyzed in a population of 187 noise-exposed chinchillas to determine the predictive accuracy (sensitivity and specificity) of the DPOAE for PTS and OHC loss. Auditory evoked potentials (AEP) recorded from the inferior colliculus of the brainstem were used to estimate hearin...

Study of the hearing in children born from pregnant women exposed to occupational noise: Assessment by distortion product otoacoustic emissions Summary

The E ect of Amplitude Modulated Contralateral Signals on Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emissions

Contralateral stimulation of the auditory system causes changes in levels of otoacoustic emissions. The main objective of this study was to determine the changes in the level of distortion product otoacoustic emissions for contralaterally presented unmodulated broad-band noise, or amplitude modulated broad-band noise. Two types of modulating signal were used in the investigations (sine or recta...

Predictors of hearing threshold levels and distortion product otoacoustic emissions among noise exposed young adults.

AIM To examine the relations between noise exposure and other risk factors with hearing function as measured by audiometric thresholds and distortion product otoacoustic emissions. METHODS A total of 456 subjects were studied (393 apprentices in construction trades and 63 graduate students). Hearing and peripheral auditory function were quantified using standard, automated threshold audiometr...