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Mackey A, Mäki-Torkko E, Uhlén I. Revisiting the transient-evoked otoacoustic emissions passing criteria used for newborn hearing screening. Int J Audiol 2024:1-10. [PMID: 39033358 DOI: 10.1080/14992027.2024.2378808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 07/02/2024] [Indexed: 07/23/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To assess transient-evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAE) data from 15 years of a newborn hearing screening program and evaluate how well various criteria separate ears with and without hearing loss. DESIGN Retrospective review of TEOAE data using logistic regression, receiver operating characteristic curves, and cumulative percentage graphs.Study sample: Children with hearing loss who passed TEOAE screening as a newborn were compared to children who failed TEOAE screening and normal hearing children who either passed or failed. Exclusions were applied for acquired hearing loss or auditory neuropathy. RESULTS Ears with hearing loss that passed screening had significantly lower TEOAE response levels compared to ears with normal hearing. Noise levels, test times, and number of sweeps were also lower. Most of these ears had mild hearing loss. Logistic regression results showed that high-frequency TEOAE response level is the best predictor of hearing loss. A multivariate "logit" score calculated from the regression was the best indicator for separating ears with hearing loss from ears with normal hearing. CONCLUSIONS TEOAE response levels or an algorithm which incorporates logit scores should be considered as a minimum passing criterion to increase the sensitivity of the TEOAE screening.
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- Allison Mackey
- Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Audiological Research Centre, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
- School of Medical Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Hearing and Balance, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Liu Y, Gong Q. Deep Learning Models for Predicting Hearing Thresholds Based on Swept-Tone Stimulus-Frequency Otoacoustic Emissions. Ear Hear 2024; 45:465-475. [PMID: 37990395 DOI: 10.1097/aud.0000000000001443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2023]
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OBJECTIVES This study aims to develop deep learning (DL) models for the quantitative prediction of hearing thresholds based on stimulus-frequency otoacoustic emissions (SFOAEs) evoked by swept tones. DESIGN A total of 174 ears with normal hearing and 388 ears with sensorineural hearing loss were studied. SFOAEs in the 0.3 to 4.3 kHz frequency range were recorded using linearly swept tones at a rate of 2 Hz/msec, with stimulus level changing from 40 to 60 dB SPL in 10 dB steps. Four DL models were used to predict hearing thresholds at octave frequencies from 0.5 to 4 kHz. The models-a conventional convolutional neural network (CNN), a hybrid CNN-k-nearest neighbor (KNN), a hybrid CNN-support vector machine (SVM), and a hybrid CNN-random forest (RF)-were individually built for each frequency. The input to the DL models was the measured raw SFOAE amplitude spectra and their corresponding signal to noise ratio spectra. All DL models shared a CNN-based feature self-extractor. They differed in that the conventional CNN utilized a fully connected layer to make the final regression decision, whereas the hybrid CNN-KNN, CNN-SVM, and CNN-RF models were designed by replacing the last fully connected layer of CNN model with a traditional machine learning (ML) regressor, that is, KNN, SVM, and RF, respectively. The model performance was evaluated using mean absolute error and SE averaged over 20 repetitions of 5 × 5 fold nested cross-validation. The performance of the proposed DL models was compared with two types of traditional ML models. RESULTS The proposed SFOAE-based DL models resulted in an optimal mean absolute error of 5.98, 5.22, 5.51, and 6.06 dB at 0.5, 1, 2, and 4 kHz, respectively, superior to that obtained by the traditional ML models. The produced SEs were 8.55, 7.27, 7.58, and 7.95 dB at 0.5, 1, 2, and 4 kHz, respectively. All the DL models outperformed any of the traditional ML models. CONCLUSIONS The proposed swept-tone SFOAE-based DL models were capable of quantitatively predicting hearing thresholds with satisfactory performance. With DL techniques, the underlying relationship between SFOAEs and hearing thresholds at disparate frequencies was explored and captured, potentially improving the diagnostic value of SFOAEs.
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- Yin Liu
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
- School of Medicine, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China
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Lin IF, Tsai PJ, Wu JL, Chin WS, Lin CY, Guo YL. The effect of cumulative noise exposure on distortion product otoacoustic emissions. Int J Audiol 2023; 62:886-892. [PMID: 35968641 DOI: 10.1080/14992027.2022.2106450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2021] [Revised: 07/12/2022] [Accepted: 07/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to identify the characteristics of distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) that can be used to differentiate noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) from age-related hearing loss. A potential index to detect NIHL was defined in terms of its susceptibility to cumulative noise exposure but not to age. DESIGN In this cross-sectional cohort study, a job-exposure matrix was used to calculate the cumulative noise exposure. Multivariate linear regression models were used to examine how age and cumulative noise exposure associated with DPOAEs at individual frequencies after adjusting for hypertension, dyslipidaemia, tobacco use and alcohol consumption. STUDY SAMPLE The pure-tone audiometry and DPOAEs data collected from 239 male workers in a steel factory. RESULTS DPOAEs and DPOAE signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs) at all frequencies were found to be correlated with age, and those at 2, 3, 4 and 6 kHz were correlated with both age and noise exposure. The difference between DPOAE SNR at 1 and 3 kHz showed significant correlation with noise exposure but not with age. CONCLUSIONS The results showed that this DPOAE index, the DPOAE SNR at 1 kHz minus the DPOAE SNR at 3 kHz, could add values to audiometric evaluation of NIHL.
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- I-Fan Lin
- Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Occupational Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department of Environment and Occupational Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Nursing, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
- School of Nursing, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Institute of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Development of an audiological assessment and diagnostic model for high occupational noise exposure. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2022; 280:2763-2772. [PMID: 36525077 DOI: 10.1007/s00405-022-07787-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 12/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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PURPOSE To explore the diagnostic auditory indicators of high noise exposure and combine them into a diagnostic model of high noise exposure and possible development of hidden hearing loss (HHL). METHODS We recruited 101 young adult subjects and divided them according to noise exposure history into high-risk and low-risk groups. All subjects completed demographic characteristic collection (including age, noise exposure, self-reported hearing status, and headset use) and related hearing examination. RESULTS The 8 kHz (P = 0.039) and 10 kHz (P = 0.005) distortion product otoacoustic emission amplitudes (DPOAE) (DPs) in the high-risk group were lower than those in the low-risk group. The amplitudes of the summating potential (SP) (P = 0.017) and action potential (AP) (P = 0.012) of the electrocochleography (ECochG) in the high-risk group were smaller than those in the low-risk group. The auditory brainstem response (ABR) wave III amplitude in the high-risk group was higher than that in the low-risk group. When SNR = - 7.5 dB (P = 0.030) and - 5 dB (P = 0.000), the high-risk group had a lower speech discrimination score than that of the low-risk group. The 10 kHz DPOAE DP, ABR wave III amplitude and speech discrimination score under noise with SNR = - 5 dB were combined to construct a combination diagnostic indicator. The area under the ROC curve was 0.804 (95% CI 0.713-0.876), the sensitivity was 80.39%, and the specificity was 68.00%. CONCLUSIONS We expect that high noise exposure can be detected early with this combined diagnostic indicator to prevent HHL or sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL). TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER/DATE OF REGISTRATION ChiCTR2200057989, 2022/3/25.
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Abdala C, Luo P, Shera CA. Characterizing the Relationship Between Reflection and Distortion Otoacoustic Emissions in Normal-Hearing Adults. J Assoc Res Otolaryngol 2022; 23:647-664. [PMID: 35804277 PMCID: PMC9613820 DOI: 10.1007/s10162-022-00857-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2022] [Accepted: 06/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Otoacoustic emissions (OAEs) arise from one (or a combination) of two basic generation mechanisms in the cochlea: nonlinear distortion and linear reflection. As a result of having distinct generation processes, these two classes of emissions may provide non-redundant information about hair-cell integrity and show distinct sensitivities to cochlear pathology. Here, we characterize the relationship between reflection and distortion emissions in normal hearers across a broad frequency and stimulus-level space using novel analysis techniques. Furthermore, we illustrate the promise of this approach in a small group of individuals with mild-moderate hearing loss. A "joint-OAE profile" was created by measuring interleaved swept-tone stimulus-frequency OAEs (SFOAEs) and 2f1-f2 distortion-product OAEs (DPOAEs) in the same ears using well-considered parameters. OAE spectra and input/output functions were calculated across five octaves. Using our specific recording protocol and analysis scheme, SFOAEs in normal hearers had higher levels than did DPOAEs, with the most pronounced differences occurring at the highest stimulus levels. Also, SFOAE compression occurred at higher stimulus levels (than did DPOAE compression) and its growth in the compressed region was steeper. The diagnostic implications of these findings and the influence of the measurement protocol on both OAEs (and on their relationship) are discussed.
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- Carolina Abdala
- Auditory Research Center, Caruso Department of Otolaryngology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA.
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- Auditory Research Center, Caruso Department of Otolaryngology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA
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- Auditory Research Center, Caruso Department of Otolaryngology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA
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Stahl AN, Mondul JA, Alek KA, Hackett TA, Ramachandran R. Audiologic characterization using clinical physiological measures: Normative data from macaque monkeys. Hear Res 2022; 424:108568. [PMID: 35896044 PMCID: PMC9529828 DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2022.108568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2022] [Revised: 06/28/2022] [Accepted: 07/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Clinical auditory physiological measures (e.g., auditory brainstem responses, ABRs, and distortion product otoacoustic emissions, DPOAEs) provide diagnostic specificity for differentially diagnosing overt hearing impairments, but they remain limited in their ability to detect specific sites of lesion and subtle levels of cochlear damage. Studies in animal models may hold the key to improve differential diagnosis due to the ability to induce tightly controlled and histologically verifiable subclinical cochlear pathologies. Here, we present a normative set of traditional and clinically novel physiological measures using ABRs and DPOAEs measured in a large cohort of male macaque monkeys. Given the high similarities between macaque and human auditory anatomy, physiology, and susceptibility to hearing damage, this normative data set will serve as a crucial baseline to investigate novel physiological measures to improve diagnostics. DPOAE amplitudes were robust at f2 = 1.22, L1/L2 = 65/55, increased with frequency up to 10 kHz, and exhibited high test re-test reliability. DPOAE thresholds were lowest from 2-10 kHz and highest < 2 kHz. ABRs with a standard clinical electrode montage (vertex-to-mastoid, VM) produced Waves I-IV with a less frequently observed Wave-I, and lower thresholds. ABRs with a vertex-to-tympanic membrane (VT) electrode montage produced a more robust Wave-I, but absent Waves II-IV and higher thresholds. Further study with the VM montage revealed amplitudes that increased with stimulus level and were largest in response to click stimuli, with Wave-II showing the largest ABR amplitude, followed by -IV and -I, with high inter- and intra-subject variability. ABR wave latencies decreased with stimulus level and frequency. When stimulus presentation rate increased or stimuli were presented in close temporal proximity, ABR amplitude decreased, and latency increased. These findings expand upon existing literature of normative clinical physiological data in nonhuman primates and lay the groundwork for future studies investigating the effects of noise-induced pathologies in macaques.
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- Amy N Stahl
- Vanderbilt Neuroscience Graduate Program, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37212; Vanderbilt Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37212.
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- Vanderbilt Neuroscience Graduate Program, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37212; Vanderbilt Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37212.
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- Vanderbilt Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37212.
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- Vanderbilt Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37212.
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- Vanderbilt Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37212.
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Pharmacological treatment with annexin A1-derived peptide protects against cisplatin-induced hearing loss. Toxicol Lett 2022; 363:27-35. [PMID: 35561849 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2022.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Revised: 04/11/2022] [Accepted: 05/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Cisplatin is an antineoplastic agent widely used, and no effective treatments capable of preventing cisplatin-induced ototoxicity and neurotoxicity in humans have yet been identified. This study evaluated the effect of the anti-inflammatory annexin A1 (AnxA1)-derived peptide Ac2-26 in a cisplatin-induced ototoxicity model. Wistar rats received intraperitoneal injections of cisplatin (10mg/kg/day) for 3 days to induce hearing loss, and Ac2-26 (1mg/kg) was administered 15minutes before cisplatin administration. Control animals received an equal volume of saline. Hearing thresholds were measured by distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAE) before and after treatments. Pharmacological treatment with Ac2-26 protected against cisplatin-induced hearing loss, as evidenced by DPOAE results showing similar signal-noise ratios between the control and Ac2-26-treated groups. These otoprotective effects of Ac2-26 were associated with an increased number of ganglion neurons compared with the untreated cisplatin group. Additionally, Ac2-26 treatment produced reduced immunoreactivity on cleaved caspase 3 and phosphorylated ERK levels in the ganglion neurons, compared to the untreated group, supporting the neuroprotective effects of the Ac2-26. Our results suggest that Ac2-26 has a substantial otoprotective effect in this cisplatin-induced ototoxicity model mediated by neuroprotection and the regulation of the ERK pathway.
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Marcrum SC, Höfle E, Picou EM, Steffens T, Kummer P, Kwok P. A clinical comparison of DPOAE fine structure reduction methods. Int J Audiol 2020; 60:191-201. [PMID: 32985942 DOI: 10.1080/14992027.2020.1822552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate two real-time methods for reducing distortion product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE) fine structure in terms of DPOAE amplitude and fine structure depth. DESIGN A prospective, repeated-measures design was used to assess DPOAE characteristics in response to a conventional stimulation method (Conv.), as well as for methods implementing either a generic suppressor tone (Supp.) or frequency modulation of the f2 primary tone (FM). STUDY SAMPLE Eighty-three young adults (58 females) between the ages of 20 and 34 years with normal hearing completed testing for this study. RESULTS Use of the Conv. and FM methods resulted in consistently higher DPOAE levels relative to the Supp. method, with average advantages of 6 and 5 dB, respectively. For all methods, increased fine structure depth was observed for stimulation with lower level (25-45 dB SPL) and lower frequency (1000-3000 Hz) primary tones. Finally, use of the Supp. and FM methods resulted in significantly decreased fine structure depth relative to the Conv. method. CONCLUSION Through frequency modulation of the f2 primary tone, it was possible to reduce the depth of fine structure across a clinically meaningful range of stimulation levels and frequencies without concomitant reduction in DPOAE amplitude.
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- Steven C Marcrum
- Department of Otolaryngology, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Section Phoniatrics and Pediatric Audiology, Department of Otolaryngology, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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Gong Q, Liu Y, Peng Z. Estimating Hearing Thresholds From Stimulus-Frequency Otoacoustic Emissions. Trends Hear 2020; 24:2331216520960053. [PMID: 32965182 PMCID: PMC7517986 DOI: 10.1177/2331216520960053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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It is of clinical interest to estimate pure-tone thresholds from potentially available objective measures, such as stimulus-frequency otoacoustic emissions (SFOAEs). SFOAEs can determine hearing status (normal hearing vs. hearing loss), but few studies have explored their further potential in predicting audiometric thresholds. The current study investigates the ability of SFOAEs to predict hearing thresholds at octave frequencies from 0.5 to 8 kHz. SFOAE input/output functions and pure-tone thresholds were measured from 230 ears with normal hearing and 737 ears with sensorineural hearing loss. Two methods were used to predict hearing thresholds. Method 1 is a linear regression model; Method 2 proposed in this study is a back propagation (BP) network predictor built on the bases of a BP neural network and principal component analysis. In addition, a BP network classifier was built to identify hearing status. Both Methods 1 and 2 were able to predict hearing thresholds from 0.5 to 8 kHz, but Method 2 achieved better performance than Method 1. The BP network classifiers achieved excellent performance in determining the presence or absence of hearing loss at all test frequencies. The results show that SFOAEs are not only able to identify hearing status with great accuracy at all test frequencies but, more importantly, can predict hearing thresholds at octave frequencies from 0.5 to 8 kHz, with best performance at 0.5 to 4 kHz. The BP network predictor is a potential tool for quantitatively predicting hearing thresholds, at least at 0.5 to 4 kHz.
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- Qin Gong
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.,School of Medicine, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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Liu Y, Xu R, Gong Q. Maximising the ability of stimulus-frequency otoacoustic emissions to predict hearing status and thresholds using machine-learning models. Int J Audiol 2020; 60:263-273. [PMID: 32959697 DOI: 10.1080/14992027.2020.1821252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to maximise the ability of stimulus-frequency otoacoustic emissions (SFOAEs) to predict hearing status and thresholds based on machine-learning models. DESIGN SFOAE data and audiometric thresholds were collected at octave frequencies from 0.5 to 8 kHz. Support vector machine, k-nearest neighbour, back propagation neural network, decision tree, and random forest algorithms were used to build classification models for status identification and to develop regression models for threshold prediction. STUDY SAMPLE About 230 ears with normal hearing and 737 ears with sensorineural hearing loss. RESULTS All classification models yielded areas under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.926-0.994 at 0.5-8 kHz, superior to the previous SFOAE study. The regression models produced lower standard errors (8.1-12.2 dB, mean absolute errors: 5.53-8.97 dB) as compared to those for distortion-product and transient-evoked otoacoustic emissions previously reported (8.6-19.2 dB). CONCLUSIONS SFOAEs using machine-learning approaches offer promising tools for the prediction of hearing capabilities, at least at 0.5-4 kHz. Future research may focus on further improvements in accuracy and reductions in test time to improve clinical utility.
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- Yin Liu
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.,School of Medicine, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China
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Zelle D, Bader K, Dierkes L, Gummer AW, Dalhoff E. Derivation of input-output functions from distortion-product otoacoustic emission level maps. THE JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 2020; 147:3169. [PMID: 32486784 DOI: 10.1121/10.0001142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2020] [Accepted: 04/07/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Distortion-product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) emerge from the cochlea when elicited with two tones of frequencies f1 and f2. DPOAEs mainly consist of two components, a nonlinear-distortion and a coherent-reflection component. Input-output (I/O) functions of DPOAE pressure at the cubic difference frequency, fDP=2f1-f2, enable the computation of estimated distortion-product thresholds (EDPTs), offering a noninvasive approach to estimate auditory thresholds. However, wave interference between the DPOAE components and suboptimal stimulus-level pairs reduces the accuracy of EDPTs. Here, the amplitude P of the nonlinear-distortion component is extracted from short-pulse DPOAE time signals. DPOAE level maps representing the growth behavior of P in L1,L2 space are recorded for 21 stimulus-level pairs and 14 frequencies with f2=1 to 14 kHz (f2/f1=1.2) from 20 ears. Reproducing DPOAE growth behavior using a least-squares fit approach enables the derivation of ridge-based I/O functions from model level maps. Objective evaluation criteria assess the fit results and provide EDPTs, which correlate significantly with auditory thresholds (p < 0.001). In conclusion, I/O functions derived from model level maps provide EDPTs with high precision but without the need of predefined optimal stimulus-level pairs.
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- Dennis Zelle
- Section of Physiological Acoustics and Communication, Department of Otolaryngology, Eberhard-Karls-University Tübingen, Elfriede-Aulhorn-Straße 5, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Eberhard-Karls-University Tübingen, Elfriede-Aulhorn- Straße 5, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Eberhard-Karls-University Tübingen, Elfriede-Aulhorn- Straße 5, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Section of Physiological Acoustics and Communication, Department of Otolaryngology, Eberhard-Karls-University Tübingen, Elfriede-Aulhorn-Straße 5, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Section of Physiological Acoustics and Communication, Department of Otolaryngology, Eberhard-Karls-University Tübingen, Elfriede-Aulhorn-Straße 5, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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OBJECTIVES This study aims to determine the impact of controlling cochlear-source mechanism on the accuracy with which auditory status is identified using otoacoustic emissions (OAEs) in two groups of subjects with normal hearing (NH) and subjects with mild to moderate hearing loss. DESIGN Data were collected from 212 subjects with NH and with mild to moderate hearing loss who fell into two categories based on a distortion product OAE (DPOAE) screening protocol: the uncertain-identification group (where errors were likely) and the certain-identification group (where errors were unlikely). DPOAE fine-structure patterns were recorded at intervals surrounding f2 = 1, 2 and 4 kHz (f2/f1 ratio = 1.22), with L2 = 35, 45, and 55 dB SPL (L1/L2 ratio = 10 dB). The discrete cosine transform was used to smooth fine structure, limiting the source contribution to the distortion source only. Reflection-source OAEs were also recorded using amplitude-modulated stimulus frequency OAEs (AM-SFOAE). Area under the relative operating characteristic (AROC) curve was used to quantify test accuracy when the source contribution was controlled versus the condition where both sources contribute. Additionally, failure rate, fixed at 5% for NH ears, as a function of behavioral-threshold category was evaluated. RESULTS When data for the entire subject group were examined, reducing the reflection-source contribution to the DPOAE did not result in better test performance than the best control condition at any frequency tested. When the subjects with NH were restricted to those with confirmed fine structure, AROC analyses indicated that reducing the reflection-source contribution resulted in several small increases in the accuracy (2%-5%) with which auditory status was identified relative to the best control condition. This improvement was observed for the lowest stimulus levels (i.e., L2 = 35 or 45 dB SPL). In this subset of subjects, distortion-source DPOAEs resulted in more accurate identification of mild hearing loss for a fixed false-positive rate of 5% in NH ears at lower L2's, conditions with poor accuracy in the larger group of subjects. The impact of controlling the source contribution on the identification of moderate losses was less clear in the reduced subject group, with some conditions where the distortion-source DPOAE was more accurate than the control condition and other conditions where there was no change. There was no evidence that reflection-source AM-SFOAEs more accurately identified ears with hearing loss when compared to any of the DPOAE conditions in either the large or reduced group of subjects. CONCLUSION While improvements in test accuracy were observed for some subjects and some conditions (e.g., mild hearing losses and low stimulus levels in the reduced subset of subjects), these results suggest that restricting cochlear source contribution by "smoothing" DPOAE fine structure is not expected to improve DPOAE test accuracy in a general population of subjects. Likewise, recording reflection-source OAEs using the AM-SFOAE technique would not be expected to more accurately identify hearing status compared to mixed- or single-source DPOAEs.
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Longitudinal Development of Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emissions in Infants With Normal Hearing. Ear Hear 2019; 39:863-873. [PMID: 29369290 DOI: 10.1097/aud.0000000000000542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to describe normal characteristics of distortion product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE) signal and noise level in a group of newborns and infants with normal hearing followed longitudinally from birth to 15 months of age. DESIGN This is a prospective, longitudinal study of 231 infants who passed newborn hearing screening and were verified to have normal hearing. Infants were enrolled from a well-baby nursery and two neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) in Cincinnati, OH. Normal hearing was confirmed with threshold auditory brainstem response and visual reinforcement audiometry. DPOAEs were measured in up to four study visits over the first year after birth. Stimulus frequencies f1 and f2 were used with f2/f1 = 1.22, and the DPOAE was recorded at frequency 2f1-f2. A longitudinal repeated-measure linear mixed model design was used to study changes in DPOAE level and noise level as related to age, middle ear transfer, race, and NICU history. RESULTS Significant changes in the DPOAE and noise levels occurred from birth to 12 months of age. DPOAE levels were the highest at 1 month of age. The largest decrease in DPOAE level occurred between 1 and 5 months of age in the mid to high frequencies (2 to 8 kHz) with minimal changes occurring between 6, 9, and 12 months of age. The decrease in DPOAE level was significantly related to a decrease in wideband absorbance at the same f2 frequencies. DPOAE noise level increased only slightly with age over the first year with the highest noise levels in the 12-month-old age range. Minor, nonsystematic effects for NICU history, race, and gestational age at birth were found, thus these results were generalizable to commonly seen clinical populations. CONCLUSIONS DPOAE levels were related to wideband middle ear absorbance changes in this large sample of infants confirmed to have normal hearing at auditory brainstem response and visual reinforcement audiometry testing. This normative database can be used to evaluate clinical results from birth to 1 year of age. The distributions of DPOAE level and signal to noise ratio data reported herein across frequency and age in normal-hearing infants who were healthy or had NICU histories may be helpful to detect the presence of hearing loss in infants.
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Garinis AC, Keefe DH, Hunter LL, Fitzpatrick DF, Putterman DB, McMillan GP, Gold JA, Feeney MP. Chirp-Evoked Otoacoustic Emissions and Middle Ear Absorbance for Monitoring Ototoxicity in Cystic Fibrosis Patients. Ear Hear 2019; 39:69-84. [PMID: 28708814 PMCID: PMC5741529 DOI: 10.1097/aud.0000000000000464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The goal of this study was to investigate the use of transient-evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAEs) and middle ear absorbance measurements to monitor auditory function in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) receiving ototoxic medications. TEOAEs were elicited with a chirp stimulus using an extended bandwidth (0.71 to 8 kHz) to measure cochlear function at higher frequencies than traditional TEOAEs. Absorbance over a wide bandwidth (0.25 to 8 kHz) provides information on middle ear function. The combination of these time-efficient measurements has the potential to identify early signs of ototoxic hearing loss. DESIGN A longitudinal study design was used to monitor the hearing of 91 patients with CF (median age = 25 years; age range = 15 to 63 years) who received known ototoxic medications (e.g., tobramycin) to prevent or treat bacterial lung infections. Results were compared to 37 normally hearing young adults (median age = 32.5 years; age range = 18 to 65 years) without a history of CF or similar treatments. Clinical testing included 226-Hz tympanometry, pure-tone air-conduction threshold testing from 0.25 to 16 kHz and bone conduction from 0.25 to 4 kHz. Experimental testing included wideband absorbance at ambient and tympanometric peak pressure and TEOAEs in three stimulus conditions: at ambient pressure and at tympanometric peak pressure using a chirp stimulus with constant incident pressure level across frequency and at ambient pressure using a chirp stimulus with constant absorbed sound power across frequency. RESULTS At the initial visit, behavioral audiometric results indicated that 76 of the 157 ears (48%) from patients with CF had normal hearing, whereas 81 of these ears (52%) had sensorineural hearing loss for at least one frequency. Seven ears from four patients had a confirmed behavioral change in hearing threshold for ≥3 visits during study participation. Receiver operating characteristic curve analyses demonstrated that all three TEOAE conditions were useful for distinguishing CF ears with normal hearing from ears with sensorineural hearing loss, with an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve values ranging from 0.78 to 0.92 across methods for frequency bands from 2.8 to 8 kHz. Case studies are presented to illustrate the relationship between changes in audiometric thresholds, TEOAEs, and absorbance across study visits. Absorbance measures permitted identification of potential middle ear dysfunction at 5.7 kHz in an ear that exhibited a temporary hearing loss. CONCLUSIONS The joint use of TEOAEs and absorbance has the potential to explain fluctuations in audiometric thresholds due to changes in cochlear function, middle ear function, or both. These findings are encouraging for the joint use of TEOAE and wideband absorbance objective tests for monitoring ototoxicity, particularly, in patients who may be too ill for behavioral hearing tests. Additional longitudinal studies are needed in a larger number of CF patients receiving ototoxic drugs to further evaluate the clinical utility of these measures in an ototoxic monitoring program.
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- Angela C Garinis
- National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research (NCRAR), VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, Oregon, USA
- National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research (NCRAR), VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research (NCRAR), VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research (NCRAR), VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research (NCRAR), VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research (NCRAR), VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, Oregon, USA
- National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research (NCRAR), VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research (NCRAR), VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research (NCRAR), VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research (NCRAR), VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, Oregon, USA
- National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research (NCRAR), VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, Oregon, USA
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Abdala C, Luo P, Guardia Y. Swept-Tone Stimulus-Frequency Otoacoustic Emissions in Human Newborns. Trends Hear 2019; 23:2331216519889226. [PMID: 31789131 PMCID: PMC6887807 DOI: 10.1177/2331216519889226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2019] [Revised: 10/16/2019] [Accepted: 10/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Several types of otoacoustic emissions have been characterized in newborns to study the maturational status of the cochlea at birth and to develop effective tests of hearing. The stimulus-frequency otoacoustic emission (SFOAE), a reflection-type emission elicited with a single low-level pure tone, is the least studied of these emissions and has not been comprehensively characterized in human newborns. The SFOAE has been linked to cochlear tuning and is sensitive to disruptions in cochlear gain (i.e., hearing loss) in adult subjects. In this study, we characterize SFOAEs evoked with rapidly sweeping tones in human neonates and consider the implications of our findings for human cochlear maturation. SFOAEs were measured in 29 term newborns within 72 hr of birth using swept tones presented at 2 oct/s across a four-octave frequency range (0.5–8 kHz); 20 normal-hearing young adults served as a control group. The prevalence of SFOAEs in newborns was as high as 90% (depending on how response “presence” was defined). Evidence of probe-tip leakage and abnormal ear-canal energy reflectance was observed in those ears with absent or unmeasurable SFOAEs. Results in the group of newborns with present stimulus-frequency emissions indicate that neonatal swept-tone SFOAEs are adult-like in morphology but have slightly higher amplitude compared with adults and longer SFOAE group delays. The origin of these nonadult-like features is probably mixed, including contributions from both conductive (ear canal and middle ear) and cochlear immaturities.
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- Carolina Abdala
- Caruso Department of Otolaryngology, Auditory Research Center, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Caruso Department of Otolaryngology, Auditory Research Center, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Caruso Department of Otolaryngology, Auditory Research Center, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Lopes MDS, Melo ADS, Corona AP, Nóbrega AC. Is there auditory impairment in Parkinson's disease? REVISTA CEFAC 2018. [DOI: 10.1590/1982-021620182052418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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ABSTRACT Objective: to describe the audiological profile of a group of patients with Parkinson's disease and to investigate the association between hearing loss and the disease. Methods: 50 individuals with and 46 without Parkinson's disease underwent Pure Tone Audiometry, Otoacoustic Emissions by Distortion Product, and auditory processing tests. The results of the patients were compared to those obtained in individuals without the disease, according to clinical and biological variables. Results: in individuals with Parkinson's disease, 82% presented hearing loss, 53.5% alterations in Otoacoustic Emissions by Distortion Product, 78%, alterations in temporal processing, and 12%, changes in binaural integration. Individuals with the disease had a greater impairment in the recognition of duration patterns when compared to those without the disease, with a worse performance in men and in individuals aged between 42 and 65 years old and Hoehn and Yahr I and II stages. Conclusions: the profile found corresponds to descending sensorineural hearing loss and alteration in otoacoustic emissions, temporal ordering and noise gaps detection.Only losses in temporal order are associated with the disease, especially in men, individuals under the age of 65 and in the initial stage.
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Bass JK, Huang J, Hua CH, Bhagat SP, Mendel LL, Onar-Thomas A, Indelicato DJ, Merchant TE. Auditory Outcomes in Patients Who Received Proton Radiotherapy for Craniopharyngioma. Am J Audiol 2018; 27:306-315. [PMID: 30073327 DOI: 10.1044/2018_aja-18-0026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2018] [Accepted: 04/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Compared to photon-based radiotherapy, protons deliver less radiation to healthy tissue resulting in the potential reduction of late complications such as sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL). We report early auditory outcomes in children treated with proton radiotherapy (PRT) for craniopharyngioma. METHOD Conventional frequency (CF = 0.25-8.0 kHz) audiometry, extended high-frequency (EHF = 9.0-16.0 kHz) audiometry, distortion product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE) testing, and speech-in-noise (SIN) assessments were prospectively and longitudinally conducted on 74 children with a median of 2 post-PRT evaluations (range, 1-5) per patient. The median age at PRT initiation was 10 years, and median follow-up time was 2 years. Ototoxicity was classified using the Chang Ototoxicity Grading Scale (Chang & Chinosornvatana, 2010) and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) criteria (ASHA, 1994). Comparisons were made between baseline and most recent DPOAE levels, with evidence of ototoxicity based on criterion reductions of ≥ 6 dB. The critical difference values for comparing SIN scores between two conditions (i.e., pre- and post-PRT) were used to determine a significant change between test scores. RESULTS At last evaluation, no patients had SNHL in the CF range, and 2 patients had SNHL (Chang Grade 1a) in the EHF range. Based on the ASHA criteria, a decrease in hearing was observed in 0 patients in the CF range alone, in 9 patients in the EHF range alone, and in 15 patients in both the CF and EHF ranges. DPOAE levels decreased at a faster rate at higher versus lower frequencies. For 41 evaluable patients, SIN perception did not decline over time (p = .6463). CONCLUSION At a median follow-up time of 2 years post-PRT, normal hearing was maintained within the CF range. However, subclinical decreases in hearing were observed, particularly in the EHF range and in the DPOAE level; thus, long-term follow-up is recommended to monitor for potential auditory late effects from PRT.
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- Johnnie K. Bass
- Rehabilitation Services, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
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- Department of Biostatistics, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
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- Department of Communication Disorders and Sciences, San Jose State University, CA
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- School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Memphis, TN
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- Department of Biostatistics, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
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Reflection- and Distortion-Source Otoacoustic Emissions: Evidence for Increased Irregularity in the Human Cochlea During Aging. J Assoc Res Otolaryngol 2018; 19:493-510. [PMID: 29968098 DOI: 10.1007/s10162-018-0680-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2018] [Accepted: 06/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Previous research on distortion product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE) components has hinted at possible differences in the effect of aging on the two basic types of OAEs: those generated by a reflection mechanism in the cochlea and those created by nonlinear distortion (Abdala and Dhar in J Assoc Res Otolaryngol 13:403-421, 2012). This initial work led to the hypothesis that micromechanical irregularity ("roughness") increases in the aging cochlea, perhaps as the result of natural tissue degradation. Increased roughness would boost the backscattering of traveling waves (i.e., reflection emissions) while minimally impacting DPOAEs. To study the relational effect of aging on both types of emissions and address our hypothesis of its origin, we measured reflection- and distortion-type OAEs in 77 human subjects aged 18-76 years. The stimulus-frequency OAE (SFOAE), a reflection emission, and the distortion component of the DPOAE, a nonlinear distortion emission, were recorded at multiple stimulus levels across a four-octave range in all ears. Although the levels of both OAE types decreased with age, the rate of decline in OAE level was consistently greater for DPOAEs than for SFOAEs; that is, SFOAEs are relatively preserved with advancing age. Multiple regression analyses and other controls indicate that aging per se, and not hearing loss, drives this effect. Furthermore, SFOAE generation was simulated using computational modeling to explore the origin of this result. Increasing the amount of mechanical irregularity with age produced an enhancement of SFOAE levels, providing support for the hypothesis that increased intra-cochlear roughness during aging may preserve SFOAE levels. The characteristic aging effect-relatively preserved reflection-emission levels combined with more markedly reduced distortion-emission levels-indicates that SFOAE magnitudes in elderly individuals depend on more than simply the gain of the cochlear amplifier. This relative pattern of OAE decline with age may provide a diagnostic marker for aging-related changes in the cochlea.
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Assessing Sensorineural Hearing Loss Using Various Transient-Evoked Otoacoustic Emission Stimulus Conditions. Ear Hear 2018; 38:507-520. [PMID: 28437273 DOI: 10.1097/aud.0000000000000425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES An important clinical application of transient-evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAEs) is to evaluate cochlear outer hair cell function for the purpose of detecting sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL). Double-evoked TEOAEs were measured using a chirp stimulus, in which the stimuli had an extended frequency range compared to clinical tests. The present study compared TEOAEs recorded using an unweighted stimulus presented at either ambient pressure or tympanometric peak pressure (TPP) in the ear canal and TEOAEs recorded using a power-weighted stimulus at ambient pressure. The unweighted stimulus had approximately constant incident pressure magnitude across frequency, and the power-weighted stimulus had approximately constant absorbed sound power across frequency. The objective of this study was to compare TEOAEs from 0.79 to 8 kHz using these three stimulus conditions in adults to assess test performance in classifying ears as having either normal hearing or SNHL. DESIGN Measurements were completed on 87 adult participants. Eligible participants had either normal hearing (N = 40; M F = 16 24; mean age = 30 years) or SNHL (N = 47; M F = 20 27; mean age = 58 years), and normal middle ear function as defined by standard clinical criteria for 226-Hz tympanometry. Clinical audiometry, immittance, and an experimental wideband test battery, which included reflectance and TEOAE tests presented for 1-min durations, were completed for each ear on all participants. All tests were then repeated 1 to 2 months later. TEOAEs were measured by presenting the stimulus in the three stimulus conditions. TEOAE data were analyzed in each hearing group in terms of the half-octave-averaged signal to noise ratio (SNR) and the coherence synchrony measure (CSM) at frequencies between 1 and 8 kHz. The test-retest reliability of these measures was calculated. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) was measured at audiometric frequencies between 1 and 8 kHz to determine TEOAE test performance in distinguishing SNHL from normal hearing. RESULTS Mean TEOAE SNR was ≥8.7 dB for normal-hearing ears and ≤6 dB for SNHL ears for all three stimulus conditions across all frequencies. Mean test-retest reliability of TEOAE SNR was ≤4.3 dB for both hearing groups across all frequencies, although it was generally less (≤3.5 dB) for lower frequencies (1 to 4 kHz). AUCs were between 0.85 and 0.94 for all three TEOAE conditions at all frequencies, except for the ambient TEOAE condition at 2 kHz (0.82) and for all TEOAE conditions at 5.7 kHz with AUCs between 0.78 and 0.81. Power-weighted TEOAE AUCs were significantly higher (p < 0.05) than ambient TEOAE AUCs at 2 and 2.8 kHz, as was the TPP TEOAE AUC at 2.8 kHz when using CSM as the classifier variable. CONCLUSIONS TEOAEs evaluated in an ambient condition, at TPP and in a power-weighted stimulus condition, had good test performance in identifying ears with SNHL based on SNR and CSM in the frequency range from 1 to 8 kHz and showed good test-retest reliability. Power-weighted TEOAEs showed the best test performance at 2 and 2.8 kHz. These findings are encouraging as a potential objective clinical tool to identify patients with cochlear hearing loss.
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Prendergast G, Tu W, Guest H, Millman RE, Kluk K, Couth S, Munro KJ, Plack CJ. Supra-threshold auditory brainstem response amplitudes in humans: Test-retest reliability, electrode montage and noise exposure. Hear Res 2018; 364:38-47. [PMID: 29685616 PMCID: PMC5993871 DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2018.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2017] [Revised: 02/25/2018] [Accepted: 04/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The auditory brainstem response (ABR) is a sub-cortical evoked potential in which a series of well-defined waves occur in the first 10 ms after the onset of an auditory stimulus. Wave V of the ABR, particularly wave V latency, has been shown to be remarkably stable over time in individual listeners. However, little attention has been paid to the reliability of wave I, which reflects auditory nerve activity. This ABR component has attracted interest recently, as wave I amplitude has been identified as a possible non-invasive measure of noise-induced cochlear synaptopathy. The current study aimed to determine whether ABR wave I amplitude has sufficient test-retest reliability to detect impaired auditory nerve function in an otherwise normal-hearing listener. Thirty normal-hearing females were tested, divided equally into low- and high-noise exposure groups. The stimulus was an 80 dB nHL click. ABR recordings were made from the ipsilateral mastoid and from the ear canal (using a tiptrode). Although there was some variability between listeners, wave I amplitude had high test-retest reliability, with an intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) comparable to that for wave V amplitude. There were slight gains in reliability for wave I amplitude when recording from the ear canal (ICC of 0.88) compared to the mastoid (ICC of 0.85). The summating potential (SP) and ratio of SP to wave I were also quantified and found to be much less reliable than measures of wave I and V amplitude. Finally, we found no significant differences in the amplitude of any wave components between low- and high-noise exposure groups. We conclude that, if the other sources of between-subject variability can be controlled, wave I amplitude is sufficiently reliable to accurately characterize individual differences in auditory nerve function.
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- Garreth Prendergast
- Manchester Centre for Audiology and Deafness, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, M13 9PL, UK.
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- Manchester Centre for Audiology and Deafness, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, M13 9PL, UK
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- Manchester Centre for Audiology and Deafness, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, M13 9PL, UK
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- Manchester Centre for Audiology and Deafness, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, M13 9PL, UK; NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, M13 9WL, UK
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- Manchester Centre for Audiology and Deafness, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, M13 9PL, UK; NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, M13 9WL, UK
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- Manchester Centre for Audiology and Deafness, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, M13 9PL, UK
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- Manchester Centre for Audiology and Deafness, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, M13 9PL, UK; NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, M13 9WL, UK
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- Manchester Centre for Audiology and Deafness, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, M13 9PL, UK; NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, M13 9WL, UK; Department of Psychology, Lancaster University, Lancaster, LA1 4YF, UK
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Hauser SN, Burton JA, Mercer ET, Ramachandran R. Effects of noise overexposure on tone detection in noise in nonhuman primates. Hear Res 2018; 357:33-45. [PMID: 29175767 PMCID: PMC5743633 DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2017.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2017] [Revised: 11/06/2017] [Accepted: 11/07/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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This report explores the consequences of acoustic overexposures on hearing in noisy environments for two macaque monkeys trained to perform a reaction time detection task using a Go/No-Go lever release paradigm. Behavioral and non-invasive physiological assessments were obtained before and after narrowband noise exposure. Physiological measurements showed elevated auditory brainstem response (ABR) thresholds and absent distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) post-exposure relative to pre-exposure. Audiograms revealed frequency specific increases in tone detection thresholds, with the greatest increases at the exposure band frequency and higher. Masked detection was affected in a similar frequency specific manner: threshold shift rates (change of masked threshold per dB increase in noise level) were lower than pre-exposure values at frequencies higher than the exposure band. Detection thresholds in sinusoidally amplitude modulated (SAM) noise post-exposure showed no difference from those in unmodulated noise, whereas pre-exposure masked detection thresholds were lower in the presence of SAM noise compared to unmodulated noise. These frequency-dependent results were correlated with cochlear histopathological changes in monkeys that underwent similar noise exposure. These results reveal that behavioral and physiological effects of noise exposure in macaques are similar to those seen in humans and provide preliminary information on the relationship between noise exposure, cochlear pathology and perceptual changes in hearing within individual subjects.
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- Samantha N Hauser
- Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
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- Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
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- Vanderbilt University Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience for Undergraduates, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37212, USA.
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- Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
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Felix LB, Rocha PF, Mendes EMAM, Miranda de Sá AMFL. Improving the detection of evoked responses to periodic stimulation by using bivariate local spectral F-test – Application to EEG during photic stimulation. Med Eng Phys 2017; 48:176-180. [DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2017.06.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2017] [Revised: 06/07/2017] [Accepted: 06/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Hearing status in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. The Journal of Laryngology & Otology 2017; 131:895-899. [DOI: 10.1017/s0022215117001670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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AbstractObjective:Rheumatoid arthritis is thought to induce conductive hearing loss and/or sensorineural hearing loss. This study evaluated the function of the middle ear and cochlea, and the related factors.Methods:Pure tone audiometry, speech reception thresholds, speech discrimination scores, tympanometry, acoustic reflexes, and distortion product otoacoustic emissions were assessed in rheumatoid arthritis patients and healthy volunteers.Results:Pure tone audiometry results revealed a higher bone conduction threshold in the rheumatoid arthritis group, but there was no significant difference when evaluated according to the sensorineural hearing loss definition. Distortion product otoacoustic emissions related prevalence of conductive or mixed hearing loss, tympanometry values, acoustic reflexes, and speech discrimination scores were not significantly different between the two groups. Sensorineural hearing loss was significantly more prevalent in patients who used azathioprine, cyclosporine and etanercept.Conclusion:Higher bone conduction thresholds in some frequencies were detected in rheumatoid arthritis patients that were not clinically significant. Sensorineural hearing loss is significantly more prevalent in refractory rheumatoid arthritis patients.
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Abdala C, Kalluri R. Towards a joint reflection-distortion otoacoustic emission profile: Results in normal and impaired ears. THE JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 2017; 142:812. [PMID: 28863614 PMCID: PMC5552396 DOI: 10.1121/1.4996859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2017] [Revised: 07/14/2017] [Accepted: 07/17/2017] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Otoacoustic emissions (OAEs) provide salient information about cochlear function and dysfunction. Two broad classes of emissions, linear reflection and nonlinear distortion, arise via distinct cochlear processes and hence, appear to provide independent information about cochlear health and hearing. Considered in combination, these two OAE types may characterize sensory hearing loss most effectively. In this study, the level-dependent growth of stimulus-frequency OAEs (a reflection-type emission) and distortion-product OAEs (a distortion-type emission) were measured in ten normal-hearing ears and eight ears with slight-to-moderate sensorineural hearing loss. Metrics of OAE strength and compression were derived from OAE input/output functions and then considered in a combined fashion. Results indicate that SFOAEs and DPOAEs differ significantly in their strength and compression features. When SFOAE and DPOAE metrics are displayed together on a two-dimensional plot, relatively well-defined data clusters describe their normative relationship. In hearing-impaired ears, this relationship is disrupted but not in a uniform way across ears; ears with similar audiograms showed differently altered joint-OAE profiles. Hearing loss sometimes affected only one OAE or one more than the other. Results suggest a joint-OAE profile is promising and warrants study in a large group of subjects with sensory hearing loss of varied etiologies.
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- Carolina Abdala
- Caruso Department of Otolaryngology, Auditory Research Center, University of Southern California, 1640 Marengo Street, Suite 326, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
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- Caruso Department of Otolaryngology, Auditory Research Center, University of Southern California, 1640 Marengo Street, Suite 326, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
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Zelle D, Lorenz L, Thiericke JP, Gummer AW, Dalhoff E. Input-output functions of the nonlinear-distortion component of distortion-product otoacoustic emissions in normal and hearing-impaired human ears. THE JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 2017; 141:3203. [PMID: 28599560 PMCID: PMC5426960 DOI: 10.1121/1.4982923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Distortion-product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) arise in the cochlea in response to two tones with frequencies f1 and f2 and mainly consist of two components, a nonlinear-distortion and a coherent-reflection component. Wave interference between these components limits the accuracy of DPOAEs when evaluating the function of the cochlea with conventional continuous stimulus tones. Here, DPOAE components are separated in the time domain from DPOAE signals elicited with short stimulus pulses. The extracted nonlinear-distortion components are used to derive estimated distortion-product thresholds (EDPTs) from semi-logarithmic input-output (I/O) functions for 20 normal-hearing and 21 hearing-impaired subjects. I/O functions were measured with frequency-specific stimulus levels at eight frequencies f2 = 1,…, 8 kHz (f2/f1 = 1.2). For comparison, DPOAEs were also elicited with continuous primary tones. Both acquisition paradigms yielded EDPTs, which significantly correlated with behavioral thresholds (p < 0.001) and enabled derivation of estimated hearing thresholds (EHTs) from EDPTs using a linear regression relationship. DPOAE-component separation in the time domain significantly reduced the standard deviation of EHTs compared to that derived from continuous DPOAEs (p < 0.01). In conclusion, using frequency-specific stimulus levels and DPOAE-component separation increases the reliability of DPOAE I/O functions for assessing cochlear function and estimating behavioral thresholds.
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- Dennis Zelle
- Section of Physiological Acoustics and Communication, Department of Otolaryngology, Eberhard-Karls-University Tübingen, Elfriede-Aulhorn-Straße 5, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Section of Physiological Acoustics and Communication, Department of Otolaryngology, Eberhard-Karls-University Tübingen, Elfriede-Aulhorn-Straße 5, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Section of Physiological Acoustics and Communication, Department of Otolaryngology, Eberhard-Karls-University Tübingen, Elfriede-Aulhorn-Straße 5, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Section of Physiological Acoustics and Communication, Department of Otolaryngology, Eberhard-Karls-University Tübingen, Elfriede-Aulhorn-Straße 5, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Section of Physiological Acoustics and Communication, Department of Otolaryngology, Eberhard-Karls-University Tübingen, Elfriede-Aulhorn-Straße 5, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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Distortion-Product Otoacoustic Emission Measured Below 300 Hz in Normal-Hearing Human Subjects. J Assoc Res Otolaryngol 2016; 18:197-208. [PMID: 27873084 DOI: 10.1007/s10162-016-0600-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2015] [Accepted: 10/25/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Physiological noise levels in the human ear canal often exceed naturally low levels of otoacoustic emissions (OAEs) near the threshold of hearing. Low-frequency noise, and electronic filtering to cope with it, has effectively limited the study of OAE to frequencies above about 500 Hz. Presently, a custom-built low-frequency acoustic probe was put to use in 21 normal-hearing human subjects (of 34 recruited). Distortion-product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE) was measured in the enclosed ear canal volume as the response to two simultaneously presented tones with frequencies f 1 and f 2. The stimulus-frequency ratio f 2/f 1 was varied systematically to find the "optimal" ratio evoking the largest level at 2 f 1-f 2 frequencies 87.9, 176, and 264 Hz. No reference data exist in this frequency region. Results show that DPOAE exists down to at least 87.9 Hz, maintaining the bell-shaped dependence on the f 2/f 1 ratio known from higher frequencies. Toward low frequencies, however, the bell broadens and the optimal ratio increases proportionally to the bandwidth of an auditory filter as defined by the equivalent rectangular bandwidth. The DPOAE phase rotates monotonously as a function of the stimulus ratio, and its slope trend supports the notion of a lack of scaling symmetry in the apex of the cochlea.
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Palkovičová Murínová Ľ, Moleti A, Sisto R, Wimmerová S, Jusko TA, Tihányi J, Jurečková D, Kováč J, Koštiaková V, Drobná B, Trnovec T. PCB exposure and cochlear function at age 6 years. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2016; 151:428-435. [PMID: 27552711 PMCID: PMC6044450 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2016.08.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2016] [Revised: 08/16/2016] [Accepted: 08/16/2016] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Epidemiological studies have documented adverse associations between exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and otological outcomes. Previously, we documented decreased distortion product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE) levels in children exposed to PCBs, up to the age of 45 months, amongst a cohort of children in eastern Slovakia. The objective of the present study is to evaluate cochlear dysfunction at 72 months of age in 214 children from this same cohort and to compare the otoacoustic test sensitivity to that of pure tone audiometry (PTA). The association between DPOAE, PTA, and PCBs was estimated by means of multivariate ANOVA (MANOVA) and linear regression models. ROC curves were computed to estimate the DPOAE-test power in children. The DPOAE level at 72 months was related to PCB-153 serum levels. The DPOAE Input/Output function test at mid-frequency (2kHz) has shown instead nonmonotonic dependence on PCB exposure, for the left ears of children, over the whole growth curve. No significant association was found between PTA hearing levels and PCB-153 concentration. High diagnostic power of the DPOAE-test was found in children, similar to that found by the same authors in adults. In conclusions the DPOAE-PCB correlation obtained at 72 months is similar to that at 45 months suggesting a permanent and stable ototoxic effect of the PCB exposure. The lack of statistical significance of the PCB-PTA correlation suggests that DPOAEs are sensitive biomarkers of cochlear damage.
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- Ľubica Palkovičová Murínová
- Slovak Medical University, Faculty of Public Health, Department of Health Protection, Limbová 12, 833 03 Bratislava 37, Slovak Republic
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- University of Roma, Tor Vergata, Department of Physics, Roma, Italy
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- INAIL Research, Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, Monte Porzio Catone, Italy
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- Slovak Medical University, Faculty of Public Health, Department of Health Protection, Limbová 12, 833 03 Bratislava 37, Slovak Republic
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- Departments of Public Health Sciences and Environmental Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Slovak Medical University, Faculty of Public Health, Department of Health Protection, Limbová 12, 833 03 Bratislava 37, Slovak Republic
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- The Štefan Kukura Hospital and Policlinic, Michalovce, Slovak Republic
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- Department of Stomatology and Maxillofacial Surgery, Comenius University, Faculty of Medicine in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
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- Slovak Medical University, Faculty of Public Health, Department of Health Protection, Limbová 12, 833 03 Bratislava 37, Slovak Republic
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- Slovak Medical University, Faculty of Public Health, Department of Health Protection, Limbová 12, 833 03 Bratislava 37, Slovak Republic
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- Slovak Medical University, Faculty of Public Health, Department of Health Protection, Limbová 12, 833 03 Bratislava 37, Slovak Republic.
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Marcrum SC, Kummer P, Kreitmayer C, Steffens T. Average optimal DPOAE primary tone levels in normal-hearing adults. Int J Audiol 2016; 55:325-32. [DOI: 10.3109/14992027.2016.1143979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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- Steven C. Marcrum
- Department of Otolaryngology, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany,
- Department of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany, and
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany,
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany,
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Wilson US, Kaf WA, Danesh AA, Lichtenhan JT. Assessment of low-frequency hearing with narrow-band chirp-evoked 40-Hz sinusoidal auditory steady-state response. Int J Audiol 2016; 55:239-47. [PMID: 26795555 DOI: 10.3109/14992027.2015.1122238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Objective To determine the clinical utility of narrow-band chirp-evoked 40-Hz sinusoidal auditory steady state responses (s-ASSR) in the assessment of low-frequency hearing in noisy participants. Design Tone bursts and narrow-band chirps were used to respectively evoke auditory brainstem responses (tb-ABR) and 40-Hz s-ASSR thresholds with the Kalman-weighted filtering technique and were compared to behavioral thresholds at 500, 2000, and 4000 Hz. A repeated measure ANOVA and post-hoc t-tests, and simple regression analyses were performed for each of the three stimulus frequencies. Study sample Thirty young adults aged 18-25 with normal hearing participated in this study. Results When 4000 equivalent response averages were used, the range of mean s-ASSR thresholds from 500, 2000, and 4000 Hz were 17-22 dB lower (better) than when 2000 averages were used. The range of mean tb-ABR thresholds were lower by 11-15 dB for 2000 and 4000 Hz when twice as many equivalent response averages were used, while mean tb-ABR thresholds for 500 Hz were indistinguishable regardless of additional response averaging. Conclusion Narrow-band chirp-evoked 40-Hz s-ASSR requires a ∼15 dB smaller correction factor than tb-ABR for estimating low-frequency auditory threshold in noisy participants when adequate response averaging is used.
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- Uzma S Wilson
- a Communication Sciences and Disorders, Missouri State University , Springfield , Missouri , USA .,c Department of Otolaryngology , Washington University School of Medicine in Saint Louis , Saint Louis , Missouri , USA
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- a Communication Sciences and Disorders, Missouri State University , Springfield , Missouri , USA
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- b Communication Sciences and Disorders, Florida Atlantic University , Boca Raton , Florida , USA , and
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- c Department of Otolaryngology , Washington University School of Medicine in Saint Louis , Saint Louis , Missouri , USA
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Abdala C, Luo P, Shera CA. Optimizing swept-tone protocols for recording distortion-product otoacoustic emissions in adults and newborns. THE JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 2015; 138:3785-99. [PMID: 26723333 PMCID: PMC4691260 DOI: 10.1121/1.4937611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Distortion-product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs), which are routinely used in the audiology clinic and research laboratory, are conventionally recorded with discrete tones presented sequentially across frequency. However, a more efficient technique sweeps tones smoothly across frequency and applies a least-squares-fitting (LSF) procedure to compute estimates of otoacoustic emission phase and amplitude. In this study, the optimal parameters (i.e., sweep rate and duration of the LSF analysis window) required to record and analyze swept-tone DPOAEs were tested and defined in 15 adults and 10 newborns. Results indicate that optimal recording of swept-tone DPOAEs requires use of an appropriate analysis bandwidth, defined as the range of frequencies included in each least squares fit model. To achieve this, the rate at which the tones are swept and the length of the LSF analysis window must be carefully considered and changed in concert. Additionally, the optimal analysis bandwidth must be adjusted to accommodate frequency-dependent latency shifts in the reflection-component of the DPOAE. Parametric guidelines established here are equally applicable to adults and newborns. However, elevated noise during newborn swept-tone DPOAE recordings warrants protocol adaptations to improve signal-to-noise ratio and response quality.
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- Carolina Abdala
- Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Caruso Department of Otolaryngology, 1540 Alcazar Street, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
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- Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Caruso Department of Otolaryngology, 1540 Alcazar Street, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
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- Eaton-Peabody Laboratory, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, 243 Charles Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
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Cross CP, Liao S, Urdang ZD, Srikanth P, Garinis AC, Steyger PS. Effect of sepsis and systemic inflammatory response syndrome on neonatal hearing screening outcomes following gentamicin exposure. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2015; 79:1915-9. [PMID: 26384832 PMCID: PMC4593761 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2015.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2015] [Revised: 09/01/2015] [Accepted: 09/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Hearing loss in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) graduates range from 2% to 15% compared to 0.3% in full-term births, and the etiology of this discrepancy remains unknown. The majority of NICU admissions receive potentially ototoxic aminoglycoside therapy, such as gentamicin, for presumed sepsis. Endotoxemia and inflammation are associated with increased cochlear uptake of aminoglycosides and potentiated ototoxicity in mice. We tested the hypothesis that sepsis or systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) and intravenous gentamicin exposure increases the risk of hearing loss in NICU admissions. METHODS The Institutional Review Board at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) approved this study design. Two hundred and eight infants met initial criteria, and written, informed consent were obtained from parents or guardians of 103 subjects ultimately enrolled in this study. Prospective data from 91 of the enrolled subjects at OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital Neonatal Care Center were processed. Distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs; f2 frequency range: 2063-10,031 Hz) were obtained prior to discharge to assess auditory performance. To pass the DPOAE screen, normal responses in >6 of 10 frequencies in both ears were required; otherwise the subject was considered a "referral" for a diagnostic hearing evaluation after discharge. Cumulative dosing data and diagnosis of neonatal sepsis or SIRS were obtained from OHSU's electronic health record system, and the data processed to obtain risk ratios. RESULTS Using these DPOAE screening criteria, 36 (39.5%) subjects would be referred. Seventy-four (81%) subjects had intravenous gentamicin exposure. Twenty (22%) had ≥4 days of gentamicin, and 71 (78%) had <4 days. The risk ratio (RR) of referral with ≥4 days of gentamicin was 1.92 (p=0.01). Eighteen subjects had sepsis or met neonatal SIRS criteria, 9 of whom had ≥5 days of gentamicin and a DPOAE referral risk ratio of 2.12 (p=0.02) compared to all other subjects. Combining subjects with either vancomycin or furosemide overlap with gentamicin treatment yielded an almost significant risk ratio (RR=1.77, p=0.05) compared to the rest of the cohort. CONCLUSIONS We report an increased risk of referral with DPOAE screening for those receiving ≥4 days of intravenous gentamicin administration that may contribute to the greater prevalence of hearing loss in NICU graduates. We propose an expanded prospective study to gather a larger cohort of subjects, identifying those with sepsis or neonatal SIRS, to increase the statistical power of this study design. Subsequent studies also need to obtain follow-up diagnostic audiological data to verify whether the outcomes of DPOAE screening, in addition to the standard AABR screen, is a reliable predictor of permanent hearing loss following gentamicin exposure in the NICU.
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- Campbell P Cross
- Oregon Hearing Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
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- Otolaryngology, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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- Oregon Hearing Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA; Oregon Health & Science University, MD/PhD Program, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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- Department of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Mail Code CB 669, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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- Oregon Hearing Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA; Portland Veterans Administration, National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research (NCRAR), 3710 SW US Veterans Hospital Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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- Oregon Hearing Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA; Otolaryngology, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA; Portland Veterans Administration, National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research (NCRAR), 3710 SW US Veterans Hospital Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
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Sisto R, Moleti A, Palkovičová Murínová Ľ, Wimmerová S, Lancz K, Tihányi J, Čonka K, Šovčíková E, Hertz-Picciotto I, Jusko TA, Trnovec T. Environmental exposure to organochlorine pesticides and deficits in cochlear status in children. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 22:14570-8. [PMID: 25989860 PMCID: PMC4592791 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-4690-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2014] [Accepted: 05/11/2015] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The aim of this study was to examine the hypothesis that organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), hexachlorobenzene (HCB), β-hexachlorocyclohexane (β-HCH), and 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl)ethane (p,p'-DDT) and its metabolite 1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl)ethylene (p,p'- DDE) are ototoxic to humans. A multivariate general linear model was designed, in which the statistical relation between blood serum concentrations of HCB, β-HCH, p,p'-DDT, or p,p'-DDE at different ages (at birth, 6, 16, and 45 months) and the distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) was treated as multivariate outcome variables. Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congeners and OCPs were strongly correlated in serum of children from our cohort. To ascertain that the association between DPOAEs at a given frequency and concentration of a pesticide is not influenced by PCBs or other OCP also present in serum, we calculated benchmark concentrations (BMCs) relating DPOAEs to a serum pesticide alone and in presence of confounding PCB-153 or other OCPs. We found that BMCs relating DPOAEs to serum pesticides are not affected by confounders. DPOAE amplitudes were associated with serum OCPs at all investigated time intervals, however, in a positive way with prenatal exposure and in a negative way with all postnatal exposures. We observed tonotopicity in the association of pesticides with amplitude of DPOAEs as its strength was frequency dependent. We conclude that exposure to OCPs in infancy at environmental concentrations may be associated with hearing deficits.
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- Renata Sisto
- Department of Occupational Hygiene, INAIL, Monte Porzio Catone, Italy
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- Department of Physics, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Biophysics, Informatics and Biostatistics, Slovak Medical University, Limbová 12, 83303, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Environmental Medicine, Slovak Medical University, Limbová 12, 83303, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Environmental Medicine, Slovak Medical University, Limbová 12, 83303, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Toxic Organic Pollutants, Slovak Medical University, Limbová 12, 83303, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Environmental Medicine, Slovak Medical University, Limbová 12, 83303, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Division of Environmental and Occupational Health, Department of Public Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 265 Crittenden Blvd, CU420644, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA
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- Department of Environmental Medicine, Slovak Medical University, Limbová 12, 83303, Bratislava, Slovakia.
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Carter L, Williams W, Seeto M. TE and DP otoacoustic emission data from an Australian cross-sectional hearing study. Int J Audiol 2015; 54:806-17. [PMID: 26156303 DOI: 10.3109/14992027.2015.1046505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This paper presents a summary of otoacoustic emission (OAE) data collected as part of an Australian hearing health survey ( Carter, 2011 ; Williams et al, 2014 ) designed to: (1) examine the relationship between audiological indicators and participant characteristics, and (2) extract audiological data suitable for reference use. DESIGN Cross-sectional cohort study. Distortion product (DP) OAE and transient evoked (TE) OAE measures. STUDY SAMPLE Age range 11-35 years; N = 1386 participants (2672 test ears). RESULTS Descriptive statistics for amplitude and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) were calculated for 327 participants (589 test ears; age 13 to 32 years). DPOAE amplitudes down to the 25th percentile were > 0 dB SPL for test frequencies up to 6 kHz. TEOAE SNRs down to the 25th percentile were > 6 dB SPL up to 4 kHz. SUMMARY This dataset can be used as a clinical reference for similar populations, providing that the same test parameters are used. CONCLUSIONS The clinical significance of OAE testing would be greater if agreed criteria were available. These data could be pooled with other datasets to build a substantial OAE database, similar to the existing international standards for pure-tone hearing threshold levels (HTLs) ( ISO, 2000 ).
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- a * National Acoustic Laboratories , Sydney, New South Wales , Australia
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- a * National Acoustic Laboratories , Sydney, New South Wales , Australia.,b Hearing CRC , Melbourne, Victoria , Australia
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- a * National Acoustic Laboratories , Sydney, New South Wales , Australia
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OBJECTIVES To determine whether suprathreshold measures of auditory function, such as distortion-product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) and auditory brainstem responses (ABRs), are correlated with noise exposure history in normal-hearing human ears. Recent data from animal studies have revealed significant deafferentation of auditory nerve fibers after full recovery from temporary noise-induced hearing loss. Furthermore, these data report smaller ABR wave I amplitudes in noise-exposed animal ears when compared with non-noise-exposed control animals or prenoise exposure amplitudes in the same animal. It is unknown whether a similar phenomenon exists in the normal-hearing, noise-exposed human ear. DESIGN Thirty normal-hearing human subjects with a range of noise exposure backgrounds (NEBs) participated in this study. NEB was quantified by the use of a noise exposure questionnaire that extensively queried loud sound exposure during the previous 12 months. DPOAEs were collected at three f2s (1, 2, and 4 kHz) over a range of L2s. DPOAE stimulus level began at 80 dB forward-pressure level and decreased in 10 dB steps. Two-channel ABRs were collected in response to click stimuli and 4 kHz tone bursts; one channel used an ipsilateral mastoid electrode and the other an ipsilateral tympanic membrane electrode. ABR stimulus level began at 90 dB nHL and was decreased in 10 dB steps. Amplitudes of waves I and V of the ABR were analyzed. RESULTS A statistically significant relationship between ABR wave I amplitude and NEB was found for clicked-evoked ABRs recorded at a stimulus level of 90 dB nHL using a mastoid recording electrode. For this condition, ABR wave I amplitudes decreased as a function of NEB. Similar systematic trends were present for ABRs collected in response to clicks and 4 kHz tone bursts at additional suprathreshold stimulation levels (≥70 dB nHL). The relationship weakened and disappeared with decreases in stimulation level (≤60 dB nHL). Similar patterns were present for ABRs collected using a tympanic membrane electrode. However, these relationships were not statistically significant and were weaker and more variable than those collected using a mastoid electrode. In contrast to the findings for ABR wave I, wave V amplitude was not significantly related to NEB. Furthermore, there was no evidence of a systematic relationship between suprathreshold DPOAEs and NEB. CONCLUSIONS A systematic trend of smaller ABR wave I amplitudes was found in normal-hearing human ears with greater amounts of voluntary NEB in response to suprathreshold clicks and 4 kHz tone bursts. These findings are consistent with the data from previous work completed in animals, where the reduction in suprathreshold responses was a result of deafferentation of high-threshold/low-spontaneous rate auditory nerve fibers. These data suggest that a similar mechanism might be operating in human ears after exposure to high sound levels. However, evidence of this damage is only apparent when examining suprathreshold wave I amplitude of the ABR. In contrast, suprathreshold DPOAE level was not significantly related to NEB. This was expected, given noise-induced auditory damage findings in animal ears did not extend to the outer hair cells, the generator for the DPOAE response.
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Christensen AT, Ordoñez R, Hammershøi D. Stimulus ratio dependence of low-frequency distortion-product otoacoustic emissions in humans. THE JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 2015; 137:679-689. [PMID: 25698003 DOI: 10.1121/1.4906157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Active amplifiers within the cochlea generate, as a by-product of their function, distortion-product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) in response to specific two-tone stimuli. Focus has been on invoking emissions in a mid-frequency range from ∼0.5 to 4 kHz. The present study investigates stimulus parameters of the DPOAE at 2f1-f2 frequencies below 0.5 kHz. Eighteen out of 21 young human adults screened had audiometrically normal hearing for inclusion in the experiment. DPOAEs were measured with pure-tone stimuli in four configurations: f2 fixed around 2.13 kHz, f2 fixed around 0.53 kHz, 2f1-f2 fixed at 1.23 kHz and 0.25 kHz. Eight stimulus ratios, f2/f1, and three stimulus sound pressure levels, L1/L2, were measured in each configuration. Trends in ratio-magnitude responses for the mid-frequency DPOAE agree with those reported in previous literature. DPOAEs are not limited to distortion frequencies >0.5 kHz, but the stimulus ratio invoking the largest DPOAE in the mid-frequency range does not do so in the low-frequency range. Guiding the ratio according to the equivalent rectangular bandwidth of auditory filters maintains the DPOAE level.
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- Anders T Christensen
- Acoustics, Department of Electronic Systems, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Acoustics, Department of Electronic Systems, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Acoustics, Department of Electronic Systems, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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Jusko TA, Sisto R, Iosif AM, Moleti A, Wimmerová S, Lancz K, Tihányi J, Sovčiková E, Drobná B, Palkovičová L, Jurečková D, Thevenet-Morrison K, Verner MA, Sonneborn D, Hertz-Picciotto I, Trnovec T. Prenatal and postnatal serum PCB concentrations and cochlear function in children at 45 months of age. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES 2014; 122:1246-52. [PMID: 25051575 PMCID: PMC4216161 DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1307473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2013] [Accepted: 07/21/2014] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Some experimental and human data suggest that exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) may induce ototoxicity, though results of previous epidemiologic studies are mixed and generally focus on either prenatal or postnatal PCB concentrations exclusively. OBJECTIVES Our aim was to evaluate the association between pre- and postnatal PCB concentrations in relation to cochlear status, assessed by distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs), and to further clarify the critical periods in development where cochlear status may be most susceptible to PCBs. METHODS A total of 351 children from a birth cohort in eastern Slovakia underwent otoacoustic testing at 45 months of age. Maternal pregnancy, cord, and child 6-, 16-, and 45-month blood samples were collected and analyzed for PCB concentrations. At 45 months of age, DPOAEs were assessed at 11 frequencies in both ears. Multivariate, generalized linear models were used to estimate the associations between PCB concentrations at different ages and DPOAEs, adjusting for potential confounders. RESULTS Maternal and cord PCB-153 concentrations were not associated with DPOAEs at 45 months. Higher postnatal PCB concentrations at 6-, 16-, and 45-months of age were associated with lower (poorer) DPOAE amplitudes. When all postnatal PCB exposures were considered as an area-under-the-curve metric, an increase in PCB-153 concentration from the 25th to the 75th percentile was associated with a 1.6-dB SPL (sound pressure level) decrease in DPOAE amplitude (95% CI: -2.6, -0.5; p = 0.003). CONCLUSIONS In this study, postnatal rather than maternal or cord PCB concentrations were associated with poorer performance on otoacoustic tests at age 45 months.
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- Todd A Jusko
- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, USA
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The Otolaryngologist's Role in Newborn Hearing Screening and Early Intervention. Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2014; 47:631-49. [DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2014.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Effect of calibration method on distortion-product otoacoustic emission measurements at and around 4 kHz. Ear Hear 2014; 34:779-88. [PMID: 24165303 DOI: 10.1097/aud.0b013e3182994f15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Distortion-product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) collected after sound pressure level (SPL) calibration are susceptible to standing waves that affect measurements at the plane of the probe microphone due to overlap of incident and reflected waves. These standing-wave effects can be as large as 20 dB, and may affect frequencies both above and below 4 kHz. It has been shown that forward pressure level (FPL) calibration minimizes standing-wave effects by isolating the forward-propagating component of the stimulus. Yet, previous work has failed to demonstrate more than a small difference in test performance and behavioral-threshold prediction with DPOAEs after SPL and FPL calibration. One potential limitation in prior studies is that measurements were restricted to octave and interoctave frequencies; as a consequence, data were not necessarily collected at the standing-wave null frequency. In the present study, DPOAE responses were measured with f2 set to each participant's standing-wave frequency in an effort to increase the possibility that differences in test performance and threshold prediction would be observed for SPL and FPL calibration methods. DESIGN Data were collected from 42 normal-hearing participants and 93 participants with hearing loss. DPOAEs were measured with f2 set to 4 kHz and at each participant's notch frequency after SPL and FPL calibration. DPOAE input/output functions were obtained from -10 to 80 dB in 5 dB steps for each calibration/stimulus condition. Test performance was evaluated using clinical decision theory. Both area under receiver operating characteristic curves for all stimulus levels and cumulative distributions when L2 = 50 dB (a level at which the best performance was observed regardless of calibration method) were used to evaluate the accuracy with which auditory status was determined. A bootstrap procedure was used to evaluate the significance of the differences in test performance between SPL and FPL calibrations. DPOAE predictions of behavioral threshold were evaluated by correlating actual behavioral thresholds and predicted thresholds using a multiple linear regression model. RESULTS First, larger DPOAE levels were measured after SPL calibration than after FPL calibration, which demonstrated the expected impact of standing waves. Second, for both FPL and SPL calibration, test performance was best for moderate stimulus levels. Third, differences in test performance between calibration methods were evident at low- and high-stimulus levels. Fourth, there were small but statistically significant improvements in test performance after FPL calibration for clinically relevant conditions. Fifth, calibration method had no effect on threshold prediction. CONCLUSIONS Standing waves after SPL calibration have an impact on DPOAE levels. Although the effect of calibration method on test performance was small, test performance was better after FPL calibration than after SPL calibration. There was no effect of calibration method on predictions of behavioral threshold.
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Johnson TA, Beshaler L. Influence of stimulus parameters on amplitude-modulated stimulus frequency otoacoustic emissions. THE JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 2013; 134:1121-33. [PMID: 23927112 PMCID: PMC3745488 DOI: 10.1121/1.4812766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2012] [Revised: 06/07/2013] [Accepted: 06/12/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The present study evaluated the influence of suppressor frequency (fs) and level (Ls) on stimulus-frequency otoacoustic emissions (SFOAEs) recorded using the amplitude-modulated (AM) suppressor technique described by Neely et al. [J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 118, 2124-2127 (2005a)]. Data were collected in normal-hearing subjects, with data collection occurring in two phases. In phase 1, SFOAEs were recorded with probe frequency (fp) = 1, 2, and 4 kHz and probe levels (Lp) ranging from 0 to 60 dB sound pressure level (SPL). At each fp, Ls ranged from Ls = Lp to Ls = Lp + 30 dB. Additionally, nine relationships between fs and fp were evaluated, ranging from fs/fp = 0.80 to fs/fp = 1.16. Results indicated that for low suppressor levels, suppressors higher in frequency than fp (fs > fp) resulted in higher AM-SFOAE levels than suppressors lower in frequency than fp (fs < fp). At higher suppressor levels, suppressors both higher and lower in frequency than fp produced similar AM-SFOAE levels, and, in many cases, low-frequency suppressors produced the largest response. Recommendations for stimulus parameters that maximize AM-SFOAE level were derived from these data. In phase 2, AM-SFOAEs were recorded using these parameters for fp = 0.7-8 kHz and Lp = 20-60 dB SPL. Robust AM-SFOAE responses were recorded in this group of subjects using the parameters developed in phase 1.
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- Tiffany A Johnson
- University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66160, USA.
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Husain FT. Effect of tinnitus on distortion product otoacoustic emissions varies with hearing loss. Am J Audiol 2013; 22:125-34. [PMID: 23800808 DOI: 10.1044/1059-0889(2012/12-0059)] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to measure the effect of tinnitus, while accounting for the effect of hearing loss and aging, on distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs). METHOD DPOAEs were measured twice in both ears in 5 groups of participants: young adults with normal hearing, middle-age adults with normal hearing, adults with high-frequency sensorineural hearing loss, age-matched adults with similar hearing loss and tinnitus, and adults with normal hearing and chronic tinnitus. RESULTS Multivariate analysis revealed a main effect of hearing loss and age, but no effect of tinnitus, across all 5 groups. Separate tests revealed significant effects of age and tinnitus in the normal-hearing groups and hearing loss in adults with or without tinnitus, but no effect of tinnitus in those with hearing loss. CONCLUSION DPOAE levels in the group of adults with hearing loss and tinnitus were diminished, but those in the group with normal hearing and tinnitus were enhanced, relative to DPOAE levels in the controls. Outer hair cell function, as indexed by DPOAEs, exhibits a complex association with tinnitus, and this has implications in the use of DPOAEs as a tool both for testing for tinnitus presence and for creating a model of neural mechanisms underlying tinnitus.
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Mao Z, Zhao L, Pu L, Wang M, Zhang Q, He DZZ. How well can centenarians hear? PLoS One 2013; 8:e65565. [PMID: 23755251 PMCID: PMC3673943 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0065565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2013] [Accepted: 04/26/2013] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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With advancements in modern medicine and significant improvements in life conditions in the past four decades, the elderly population is rapidly expanding. There is a growing number of those aged 100 years and older. While many changes in the human body occur with physiological aging, as many as 35% to 50% of the population aged 65 to 75 years have presbycusis. Presbycusis is a progressive sensorineural hearing loss that occurs as people get older. There are many studies of the prevalence of age-related hearing loss in the United States, Europe, and Asia. However, no audiological assessment of the population aged 100 years and older has been done. Therefore, it is not clear how well centenarians can hear. We measured middle ear impedance, pure-tone behavioral thresholds, and distortion-product otoacoustic emission from 74 centenarians living in the city of Shaoxing, China, to evaluate their middle and inner ear functions. We show that most centenarian listeners had an “As” type tympanogram, suggesting reduced static compliance of the tympanic membrane. Hearing threshold tests using pure-tone audiometry show that all centenarian subjects had varying degrees of hearing loss. More than 90% suffered from moderate to severe (41 to 80 dB) hearing loss below 2,000 Hz, and profound (>81 dB) hearing loss at 4,000 and 8,000 Hz. Otoacoustic emission, which is generated by the active process of cochlear outer hair cells, was undetectable in the majority of listeners. Our study shows the extent and severity of hearing loss in the centenarian population and represents the first audiological assessment of their middle and inner ear functions.
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- Zhongping Mao
- Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Shaoxing Second Hospital, Shaoxing, P. R. China
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- Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Shaoxing Second Hospital, Shaoxing, P. R. China
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- Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Shaoxing Second Hospital, Shaoxing, P. R. China
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- Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Shaoxing Second Hospital, Shaoxing, P. R. China
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America
- Ningbo University School of Medicine, Ningbo, P. R. China
- * E-mail: (DH); (ZM)
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Lichtenhan JT, Cooper NP, Guinan JJ. A new auditory threshold estimation technique for low frequencies: proof of concept. Ear Hear 2013; 34:42-51. [PMID: 22874644 PMCID: PMC3495092 DOI: 10.1097/aud.0b013e31825f9bd3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Presently available nonbehavioral methods to estimate auditory thresholds perform less well at frequencies below 1 kHz than at 1 kHz and above. For many uses, such as providing accurate infant hearing aid amplification for low-frequency vowels, an accurate nonbehavioral method to estimate low-frequency thresholds is needed. A novel technique was developed to estimate low-frequency cochlear thresholds based on the use of a previously reported waveform. It was determined how well the method worked by comparing the resulting thresholds to thresholds from onset-response compound action potentials (CAPs) and single-auditory-nerve (AN)- fibers in cats. A long-term goal is to translate this technique for use in humans. DESIGN An electrode near the cochlea records a combination of cochlear microphonic (CM) and neural responses. In response to low-frequency, near threshold-level tones, the CM is almost sinusoidal whereas the neural responses occur preferentially at one phase of the tone. If the tone is presented again but with its polarity reversed, the neural response keeps the same shape, but shifts ½ cycle in time. Averaging responses to tones presented separately at opposite polarities overlaps and interleaves the neural responses and yields a waveform in which the CM is canceled and the neural response appears twice each tone cycle, that is, the resulting neural response is mostly at twice the tone frequency. The resultant waveform is referred to as "the auditory nerve overlapped waveform" (ANOW). In this study, ANOW level functions were measured in anesthetized cats from 10 to 80 dB SPL in 10 dB steps using tones between 0.3 and 1 kHz. As a response metric, the magnitude of the ANOW component was calculated at twice the tone frequency (ANOW2f). The ANOW threshold was the sound level where the interpolated ANOW2f crossed a statistical criterion that was higher than 95% of the noise floor distribution. ANOW thresholds were compared with onset-CAP thresholds from the same recordings and single-AN-fiber thresholds from the same animals. RESULTS ANOW and onset-CAP level functions were obtained for 0.3 to 1 kHz tones, and single-AN-fiber responses from cats. Except at 1 kHz, typical ANOW thresholds were mostly 10 to 20 dB more sensitive than onset-CAP thresholds and 10 to 20 dB less sensitive than the most sensitive single-AN-fiber thresholds. CONCLUSIONS ANOW provides frequency-specific estimates of cochlear neural thresholds over a frequency range that is important for hearing but is not well accessed by nonbehavioral, objective methods. Results suggest that with further targeted development, the ANOW low-frequency threshold estimation technique can be useful both clinically in humans and in basic-science animal experiments.
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- Jeffery T Lichtenhan
- Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Eaton-Peabody Laboratory of Auditory Physiology, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
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Konrad-Martin D, Reavis KM, McMillan GP, Dille MF. Multivariate DPOAE metrics for identifying changes in hearing: perspectives from ototoxicity monitoring. Int J Audiol 2012; 51 Suppl 1:S51-62. [PMID: 22264063 DOI: 10.3109/14992027.2011.635713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Distortion-product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) provide a window into real-time cochlear mechanical function. Yet, relationships between the changes in DPOAE metrics and auditory sensitivity are still poorly understood. Explicating these relationships might support the use of DPOAEs in hearing conservation programs (HCPs) for detecting early damage leading to noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) so that mitigating steps might be taken to limit any lasting damage. This report describes the development of DPOAE-based statistical models to assess the risk of hearing loss from cisplatin treatment among cancer patients. Ototoxicity risk assessment (ORA) models were constructed using a machine learning paradigm in which partial least squares and leave-one-out cross-validation were applied, yielding optimal screening algorithms from a set of known risk factors for ototoxicity and DPOAE changes from pre-exposure baseline measures. Single DPOAE metrics alone were poorer indicators of the risk of ototoxic hearing shifts than the best performing multivariate models. This finding suggests that multivariate approaches applied to the use of DPOAEs in a HCP, will improve the ability of DPOAE measures to identify ears with noise-induced mechanical damage and/or hearing loss at each monitoring interval. This prediction must be empirically assessed in noise-exposed subjects.
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- Dawn Konrad-Martin
- VA RR&D National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research (NCRAR), Portland VA Medical Center, Portland, Oregon 97239, USA.
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Thorson MJ, Kopun JG, Neely ST, Tan H, Gorga MP. Reliability of distortion-product otoacoustic emissions and their relation to loudness. THE JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 2012; 131:1282-95. [PMID: 22352502 PMCID: PMC3292604 DOI: 10.1121/1.3672654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2011] [Revised: 11/17/2011] [Accepted: 11/17/2011] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The reliability of distortion-product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE) measurements and their relation to loudness measurements was examined in 16 normal-hearing subjects and 58 subjects with hearing loss. The level of the distortion product (L(d)) was compared across two sessions and resulted in correlations that exceeded 0.90. The reliability of DPOAEs was less when parameters from nonlinear fits to the input/output (I/O) functions were compared across visits. Next, the relationship between DPOAE I/O parameters and the slope of the low-level portion of the categorical loudness scaling (CLS) function (soft slope) was assessed. Correlations of 0.65, 0.74, and 0.81 at 1, 2, and 4 kHz were observed between CLS soft slope and combined DPOAE parameters. Behavioral threshold had correlations of 0.82, 0.83, and 0.88 at 1, 2, and 4 kHz with CLS soft slope. Combining DPOAEs and behavioral threshold provided little additional information. Lastly, a multivariate approach utilizing the entire DPOAE I/O function was used to predict the CLS rating for each input level (dB SPL). Standard error of the estimate when using this method ranged from 2.4 to 3.0 categorical units (CU), suggesting that DPOAE I/O functions can predict CLS measures within the CU step size used in this study (5).
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- Megan J Thorson
- Boys Town National Research Hospital, 555 North 30th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68131, USA
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Muñoz K, Nelson L, Goldgewicht N, Odell D. Early hearing detection and intervention: diagnostic hearing assessment practices. Am J Audiol 2011; 20:123-31. [PMID: 21764998 DOI: 10.1044/1059-0889(2011/10-0046)] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To gain an understanding of practice patterns for infant diagnostic hearing services at pediatric audiology facilities. METHOD The authors used a cross-sectional survey design. From August to November of 2009, surveys were mailed to 1,091 facilities in 28 states and the District of Columbia. One survey was completed per facility, and responses were anonymous. RESULTS The return rate was 33% (356 surveys). The results revealed that the comprehensiveness of the test batteries used varied among facilities. Over half of the respondents, 146 (55%), reported using a limited test battery, 94 facilities reported using a comprehensive test battery but lacked at least 1 component recommended by the Joint Committee on Infant Hearing, and 25 facilities reported using a test battery that met Joint Committee on Infant Hearing recommendations. The wait time for an appointment varied between facilities (range = 3 days-5 months) and was affected by the test condition (i.e., natural sleep, sedation, or operating room). CONCLUSIONS The results suggest that it is difficult for stakeholders to identify pediatric audiology facilities that serve infants less than 6 months of age and that there is variability among facilities in test batteries and wait times for an appointment. Implications exist for diagnostic accuracy and timeliness of diagnosis.
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- Karen Muñoz
- National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management, Utah State University, Logan
- Utah State University, Logan
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- Center for Persons with Disabilities, Utah State University, Logan
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Atcherson SR, Mattheis A. Distortion-Product Otoacoustic Emissions: Body Position Effects with Simultaneous Presentation of Tone Pairs. Audiol Res 2011; 1:e29. [PMID: 26557322 PMCID: PMC4627114 DOI: 10.4081/audiores.2011.e29] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2011] [Revised: 11/08/2011] [Accepted: 11/08/2011] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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This study examined the effect of three different body positions on distortion-product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE) amplitude and noise levels with multiple primary tone pairs simultaneously-presented to 36 normal-hearing female human adults. Other studies have demonstrated that the simultaneously presented tone pairs method shows clinical promise as a screener, but the sequential method remains in widespread clinical use. Postural changes have been suggested to have an effect not only on DPOAEs, but also transient-evoked OAEs and stimulus-frequency OAEs. DPOAE amplitude and noise levels were recorded in seated, supine, and side-lying positions to the following order of simultaneously-presented tone pairs relative to the f2 frequencies: 1187, 2375, and 4812 Hz; 1500, 3000, and 6062 Hz; and 1875, 3812, and 7625 Hz. No DPOAE could be detected reliably at 7625 Hz as result of poor signal-to-noise ratio. For remaining DPOAEs, statistical analyses revealed that amplitudes were not significantly different among the three body positions. However, at 1500 Hz and below, body position did have a statistically significant effect on noise levels though they are likely clinically negligible. Except at 7625 Hz, results suggest that DPOAEs recorded using a simultaneously presented tone pairs appear to be comparably recorded regardless of an individual’s body position.
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- Samuel R Atcherson
- Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences , Little Rock, Arkansas
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- Department of Communication Disorders, University of South Dakota , Vermillion, South Dakota, USA
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OBJECTIVES To determine whether an "optimal" distortion product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE) protocol that (1) used optimal stimulus levels and primary-frequency ratios for each f2, (2) simultaneously measured 2f2 - f1 and 2f1 - f2 distortion products, (3) controlled source contribution, (4) implemented improved calibration techniques, (5) accounted for the influence of middle ear reflectance, and (6) applied multivariate analyses to DPOAE data results in improved accuracy in differentiating between normal-hearing and hearing-impaired ears, compared with a standard clinical protocol. DESIGN Data were collected for f2 frequencies ranging from 0.75 to 8 kHz in 28 normal-hearing and 78 hearing-impaired subjects. The protocol included a control condition incorporating standard stimulus levels and primary-frequency ratios calibrated with a standard SPL method and three experimental conditions using optimized stimuli calibrated with an alternative forward pressure level method. The experimental conditions differed with respect to the level of the reflection-source suppressor tone and included conditions referred to as the null suppressor (i.e., no suppressor tone presented), low-level suppressor (i.e., suppressor tone presented at 58 dB SPL), and high-level suppressor (i.e., suppressor tone presented at 68 dB SPL) conditions. The area under receiver operating characteristic (A(ROC)) curves and sensitivities for fixed specificities (and vice versa) were estimated to evaluate test performance in each condition. RESULTS A(ROC) analyses indicated (1) improved test performance in all conditions using multivariate analyses, (2) improved performance in the null suppressor and low suppressor experimental conditions compared with the control condition, and (3) poorer performance below 4 kHz with the high-level suppressor. As expected from A(ROC), sensitivities for fixed specificities and specificities for fixed sensitivities were highest for the null suppressor and low suppressor conditions and lowest for standard clinical procedures. The influence of 2f2 - f1 and reflectance on test performance were negligible. CONCLUSIONS Predictions of auditory status based on DPOAE measurements in clinical protocols may be improved by the inclusion of (1) optimized stimuli, (2) alternative calibration techniques, (3) low-level suppressors, and (4) multivariate analyses.
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Richmond SA, Kopun JG, Neely ST, Tan H, Gorga MP. Distribution of standing-wave errors in real-ear sound-level measurements. THE JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 2011; 129:3134-3140. [PMID: 21568416 PMCID: PMC3108394 DOI: 10.1121/1.3569726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2010] [Revised: 02/22/2011] [Accepted: 02/26/2011] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Standing waves can cause measurement errors when sound-pressure level (SPL) measurements are performed in a closed ear canal, e.g., during probe-microphone system calibration for distortion-product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE) testing. Alternative calibration methods, such as forward-pressure level (FPL), minimize the influence of standing waves by calculating the forward-going sound waves separate from the reflections that cause errors. Previous research compared test performance (Burke et al., 2010) and threshold prediction (Rogers et al., 2010) using SPL and multiple FPL calibration conditions, and surprisingly found no significant improvements when using FPL relative to SPL, except at 8 kHz. The present study examined the calibration data collected by Burke et al. and Rogers et al. from 155 human subjects in order to describe the frequency location and magnitude of standing-wave pressure minima to see if these errors might explain trends in test performance. Results indicate that while individual results varied widely, pressure variability was larger around 4 kHz and smaller at 8 kHz, consistent with the dimensions of the adult ear canal. The present data suggest that standing-wave errors are not responsible for the historically poor (8 kHz) or good (4 kHz) performance of DPOAE measures at specific test frequencies.
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- Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA
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INTRODUCTION A nonbehavioral method for monitoring ototoxicity in patients treated with cisplatin is needed because patients enduring chemotherapy may not be well or cooperative enough to undergo repeated hearing tests. Distortion-product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) provide a nonbehavioral measure of auditory function that is sensitive to cisplatin exposure. However, interpreting DPOAE findings in the context of ototoxicity monitoring requires that their accuracy be determined in relation to a clinically accepted gold standard test. OBJECTIVES Among patients receiving cisplatin for the treatment of cancer, we sought to (1) identify the combination of DPOAE metrics and ototoxicity risk factors that best classified ears with and without ototoxic-induced hearing changes; and (2) evaluate the test performance achieved by the composite measure as well as by DPOAEs alone. DESIGN Odds of experiencing hearing changes at a given patient visit were determined using data collected prospectively from 24 Veterans receiving cisplatin. Pure-tone thresholds were examined within an octave of each subject's high-frequency hearing limit. DPOAE were collected as a set of four response growth (input/output) functions near the highest f2 frequency that yielded a robust response at L2 = L1 = 65 dB SPL. Logistic regression modeled the risk of hearing change using several DPOAE metrics, drug treatment factors, and other patient factors as independent variables. An optimal discriminant function was derived by reducing the model so that only statistically significant variables were included. Receiver operating characteristic curve analyses were used to evaluate test performance. RESULTS At higher cisplatin doses, ears with better hearing at baseline were more likely to exhibit ototoxic hearing changes than those with poorer hearing. Measures of pre-exposure hearing, cumulative drug dose, and DPOAEs generated a highly accurate discriminant function with a cross-validated area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.9. DPOAEs alone also provided an indication of ototoxic hearing change when measured at the highest DPOAE test frequency that yielded a robust response. CONCLUSIONS DPOAEs alone and especially in combination with pre-exposure hearing and cisplatin dose provide an indication of whether or not hearing has changed as a result of cisplatin administration. These promising results need to be validated in a separate sample.
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Schemera B, Blumsack JT, Cellino AF, Quiller TD, Hess BA, Rynders PE. Evaluation of otoacoustic emissions in clinically normal alert puppies. Am J Vet Res 2011; 72:295-301. [DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.72.3.295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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