Boys Town National Research Hospital, 555 North 30th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68131, USA.
J Acoust Soc Am. 2011 Apr;129(4):EL108-13. doi: 10.1121/1.3553389.
The greatest difference in distortion product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE) suppression tuning curves (STCs) in infant and adult ears occurs at a stimulus frequency of 6 kHz. These infant and adult STCs are much more similar when constructed using the absorbed power level of the stimulus and suppressor tones rather than using sound pressure level. This procedure incorporates age-related differences in forward and reverse transmission of sound power through the ear canal and middle ear. These results support the theory that the cochlear mechanics underlying DPOAE suppression are substantially mature in full-term infants.
在 6 kHz 的刺激频率下,婴儿和成人的畸变产物耳声发射(DPOAE)抑制调谐曲线(STC)存在最大差异。当使用刺激和抑制音的吸收功率水平而不是声压级来构建这些婴儿和成人的 STC 时,它们会更加相似。该程序纳入了年龄相关的通过耳道和中耳向前和向后传输声能的差异。这些结果支持了这样一种理论,即在完全发育的婴儿中,DPOAE 抑制的耳蜗力学已经基本成熟。