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2020 ◽  
Vol 123 (6) ◽  
pp. 2437-2448 ◽  
Author(s):  
Srikanta K. Mishra

Despite several decades of research, the functional role of medial olivocochlear efferents in humans remains controversial and is thought to be insignificant. Here it is shown that medial efferent inhibition strongly predicts frequency discrimination in noise for younger children but not for older children and adults. Young children are relatively more dependent on the efferent system for listening-in-noise. This study highlights the role of the efferent system in hearing-in-noise during childhood development.


2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (2S) ◽  
pp. 508-515
Author(s):  
L. Yashaswini ◽  
Sandeep Maruthy

Purpose The study aimed to assess the relationship between the level-dependent function of efferent inhibition and speech perception in noise across different intensities of suppressor and across different signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs) of speech. Method Twenty-six young normal-hearing adults participated in the study. Contralateral suppression of transient evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAEs) was measured for 3 levels of suppressor (40, 50, and 60 dB SPL). Speech identification score (SIS) was measured at 5 ipsilateral SNR conditions (quiet, 0, −5, −10, and −15 dB), with and without contralateral broadband noise at 3 levels (40, 50, and 60 dB SPL). Furthermore, SNR-50 was measured with and without the same 3 levels of contralateral broadband noise. Results The results showed that the suppression magnitude of TEOAE increased with an increase in suppressor level. However, neither SIS nor SNR-50 was influenced by the contralateral noise. In addition, SIS and SNR-50 did not show significant correlation with contralateral suppression of TEOAEs. This was true at all the SNRs and contralateral noise levels used in the study. Conclusions The findings suggest that the intensity of noise directly influences medial olivocochlear bundle–mediated efferent inhibition. However, the role of the medial olivocochlear bundle in regulating speech perception in noise needs to be revisited. Supplemental Material https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.9336353


2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. a033530 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Albert Fuchs ◽  
Amanda M. Lauer
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2017 ◽  
Vol 595 (11) ◽  
pp. 3483-3495 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhanlei Ye ◽  
Juan D. Goutman ◽  
Sonja J. Pyott ◽  
Elisabeth Glowatzki

2015 ◽  
Vol 81 (5) ◽  
pp. 491-497 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renata Mota Mamede Carvallo ◽  
Seisse Gabriela Gandolfi Sanches ◽  
Silvia Maria Ibidi ◽  
Jordana Costa Soares ◽  
Alessandra Spada Durante

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