Three Methods for Estimating the Middle-Ear Muscle Reflex (MEMR) Using Otoacoustic Emission (OAE) Measurement Systems

Abstract

A sensitive measure of the middle-ear muscle reflex (MEMR) is needed when making other sensitive audiological tests where activating the MEMR could confound and confuse test results. In this report we document and describe three related methods for making this sensitive MEMR measurement using the OAE and MOCR measurement modules in the Mimosa Acoustics HearID system. All three methods can sensitively detect small MEMR; however, for many ears, test variability is too high to make a clear determination of MEMR threshold.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2014
Accession Number
ADA612067

Entities

People

  • Judi A. Miller
  • Lynne Marshall

Organizations

  • Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustics
  • Biomedical Research
  • Broadband
  • Calibration
  • Complex Numbers
  • Data Analysis
  • Department Of Defense
  • Digital Signal Processing
  • Distortion
  • Ear
  • Emission
  • Frequency
  • Governments
  • Measurement
  • Noise
  • Quality Control
  • United States Government

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  • Auditory Neuroscience/Auditory Physiology.
  • Systems Analysis and Design