Penner M J
Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park 20742.
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1989 Jul;115(7):871-5. doi: 10.1001/archotol.1989.01860310109034.
A series of experimental tests are presented indicating that numerous spontaneous otoacoustic emissions (SOAEs) are likely to provide the basis of monaural tinnitus for one female patient. For this patient, (1) the tinnitus disappeared only when all SOAE components were suppressed, (2) with all but one emission suppressed, the frequency of an external tone said to match the pitch of the tinnitus was close to the frequency of the unsuppressed SOAE, and (3) the isomasking contour for the tinnitus was frequency specific. All these tests indicated that the patient was likely to be hearing SOAEs. During subsequent aspirin administration, her SOAEs disappeared and her perception of her tinnitus was radically altered. The tinnitus was no longer described as monaural and "tonal" but instead was described as being "noise in the head."
一系列实验测试表明，对于一名女性患者，大量自发性耳声发射（SOAE）可能是单耳耳鸣的基础。对于该患者，（1）只有当所有SOAE成分都被抑制时耳鸣才会消失，（2）除一个发射外其他发射都被抑制时，据说与耳鸣音调匹配的外部音调频率接近未被抑制的SOAE频率，并且（3）耳鸣的等掩蔽轮廓具有频率特异性。所有这些测试表明该患者可能听到了SOAE。在随后服用阿司匹林期间，她的SOAE消失，她对耳鸣的感知也发生了根本改变。耳鸣不再被描述为单耳和“音调性”，而是被描述为“头部噪音”。
