Steep and shallow phase gradient distortion product otoacoustic emissions arising basal to the primary tones

Glen K. Martin, Barden B. Stagner, Paul F. Fahey, Brenda L. Lonsbury-Martin

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Abstract

Distortion product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE) level/phase maps were collected in humans with and without an interference tone (IT) near the DPOAE frequency place (fdp) at primary-tone levels of 75 dB SPL. A DPOAE component with the expected steep phase gradient could be extracted at f dp, however, considerable vertical-phase banding, presumably indicative of reflection emissions, remained. An IT placed 0.33 oct above f 2 removed most of this banding, revealing DPOAE components originating basal to the IT frequency place. These findings suggest that the commonly accepted two-source model of DPOAE generation may need to be qualified when higher primary-tone levels are utilized.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)EL85-EL92
JournalJournal of the Acoustical Society of America
Volume125
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
  • Acoustics and Ultrasonics

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