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JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA
卷 114, 期 3, 页码 1499-1507出版社
ACOUSTICAL SOC AMER AMER INST PHYSICS
DOI: 10.1121/1.1604122
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- PHS HHS [R01 2251] Funding Source: Medline
Evidence of the compressive growth of basilar-membrane displacement can be seen in distortion-product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE) levels measured as a function of stimulus level. When the levels of the two stimulus tones (f(1) and f(2)) are related by the formula L-1 = 39 dB + 0.4. L-2 [Kummer et al., J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 103, 3431-3444 (1998)] the shape of the function relating DPOAE level to L-2 is similar (up to an L-2 of 70 dB SPL) to the classic Fletcher and Munson [J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 9, 1-10 (1933)] loudness function when plotted on a logarithmic scale. Explicit estimates of compression have been derived based on recent DPOAE measurements from the laboratory. If DPOAE growth rate is defined as the slope of the DPOAE I/O function (in dB/dB), then a cogent definition of compression is the reciprocal of the growth rate. In humans with normal hearing, compression varies from about I at threshold to about 4 at 70 dB SPL. With hearing loss, compression is still about 1 at threshold, but grows more slowly above threshold. Median DPOAE I/O data from ears with normal hearing, mild loss, and moderate loss are each well fit by log functions. When the I/O function is logarithmic, then the corresponding compression is a linear function of stimulus level. Evidence of cochlear compression also exists in DPOAE suppression tuning curves, which indicate the level of a third stimulus tone (f(3)) that reduces DPOAE level by 3 dB. All three stimulus tones generate compressive growth within the cochlea; however, only the relative compression (RQ of the primary and suppressor responses is observable in DPOAE suppression data. An RC value of I indicates that the cochlear responses to the primary and suppressor components grow at the same rate. In normal ears, RC rises to 4, when f(3) is an octave below f(2). The similarities between DPOAE and loudness compression estimates suggest the possibility of,predicting loudness growth from DPOAEs; however, intersubject variability makes such predictions difficult at this time. (C) 2003 Acoustical Society of America.
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