Penner M J
Psychology Department, University of Maryland, College Park 20742.
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1988 Feb;114(2):150-3. doi: 10.1001/archotol.1988.01860140048019.
Four types of evidence indicate that spontaneous otoacoustic emissions (SOAEs) might be the basis of one patient's problematic tinnitus. First, when SOAEs were suppressed, the tinnitus was inaudible. Second, pitch matches to the lowest pitch of the tinnitus corresponded to the lowest frequency of the SOAE. Third, there was a more intense multicomponent SOAE in the right than in the left ear, and patient claimed that the tinnitus was louder in the right ear. Fourth, the patient's SOAEs were unstable and for this reason they might be audible. One practical consequences of this research is that patients with pathological tinnitus (which keeps them awake at night and interferes with concentration) should be tested for SOAEs. Because SOAEs are abolished by aspirin, it is possible that some unusual cases of problematic tinnitus could be easily treated.
有四类证据表明，自发性耳声发射（SOAE）可能是一名患者耳鸣问题的根源。第一，当SOAE被抑制时，耳鸣就听不见了。第二，与耳鸣最低音调相匹配的音调对应于SOAE的最低频率。第三，右侧耳朵中的多成分SOAE比左侧耳朵中的更强烈，患者称右耳鸣声更大。第四，患者的SOAE不稳定，因此它们可能是可听见的。这项研究的一个实际结果是，对于患有病理性耳鸣（使其夜间无法入睡并干扰注意力）的患者，应该检测其是否存在SOAE。由于阿司匹林可以消除SOAE，因此一些异常的耳鸣病例可能很容易得到治疗。
