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Thai-Van H, Veuillet E, Le Normand MT, Damien M, Joly CA, Reynard P. The Magnitude of Contralateral Suppression of Otoacoustic Emissions Is Ear- and Age-Dependent. J Clin Med 2023; 12:4553. [PMID: 37445587 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12134553] [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: 06/20/2023] [Revised: 07/04/2023] [Accepted: 07/05/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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The maturation of the uncrossed medial olivocochlear (UMOC) efferent remains poorly documented to date. The UMOC efferent system allows listeners to not only detect but also to process, recognize, and discriminate auditory stimuli. Its fibers can be explored non-invasively by recording the effect of contralateral acoustic stimulation (CAS), resulting in a decrease in the amplitude of transient evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAE). The objective of the present cross-sectional study was to investigate how the effectiveness of this system varies with age in healthy subjects aged 8 years to adulthood. For this purpose, 120 right-handed native French-speaking subjects (57 females and 63 males) were divided into five age groups of 24 subjects each: 8y-10y, 10y-11y6m, 11y6m-13y, 13y-17y, and ≥18y. TEOAE amplitudes with and without CAS were recorded. The equivalent attenuation (EA) was calculated, corresponding to the change in TEOAE amplitude equivalent to the effect generated by CAS. General linear models were performed to control for the effect of ear, sex, and age on EA. No sex effect was found. A stronger EA was consistently found regardless of age group in the right ear compared to the left. In contrast to the right ear, for which, on average, EA remained constant across age groups, an increasingly weaker TEOAE suppression effect with age was found in the left ear, reinforcing the asymmetrical functioning of the UMOC efferent system in favor of the right ear in adulthood. Further studies are needed to investigate the lateralization of the UMOC efferent system and its changes over time in cases of atypical or reversed cortical asymmetries, especially in subjects with specific learning disorders.
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- Hung Thai-Van
- Institut de l'Audition, Institut Pasteur, Inserm, 75012 Paris, France
- Service d'Audiologie et d'Explorations Oto-Neurologiques, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Hospices Civils de Lyon, 69003 Lyon, France
- Faculty of Medicine, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 69100 Villeurbanne, France
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- Institut de l'Audition, Institut Pasteur, Inserm, 75012 Paris, France
- Service d'Audiologie et d'Explorations Oto-Neurologiques, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Hospices Civils de Lyon, 69003 Lyon, France
- Faculty of Medicine, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 69100 Villeurbanne, France
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- Institut de l'Audition, Institut Pasteur, Inserm, 75012 Paris, France
- Laboratoire Psychopathologie et Processus de Santé, URP 4057, Université Paris Cité, 92100 Boulogne Billancourt, France
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- Institut de l'Audition, Institut Pasteur, Inserm, 75012 Paris, France
- Service d'Audiologie et d'Explorations Oto-Neurologiques, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Hospices Civils de Lyon, 69003 Lyon, France
- Faculty of Medicine, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 69100 Villeurbanne, France
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- Institut de l'Audition, Institut Pasteur, Inserm, 75012 Paris, France
- Service d'Audiologie et d'Explorations Oto-Neurologiques, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Hospices Civils de Lyon, 69003 Lyon, France
- Faculty of Medicine, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 69100 Villeurbanne, France
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- Institut de l'Audition, Institut Pasteur, Inserm, 75012 Paris, France
- Service d'Audiologie et d'Explorations Oto-Neurologiques, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Hospices Civils de Lyon, 69003 Lyon, France
- Faculty of Medicine, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 69100 Villeurbanne, France
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Mishra SK, Moore DR. Auditory Deprivation during Development Alters Efferent Neural Feedback and Perception. J Neurosci 2023; 43:4642-4649. [PMID: 37221095 PMCID: PMC10286938 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2182-22.2023] [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: 11/25/2022] [Revised: 05/09/2023] [Accepted: 05/14/2023] [Indexed: 05/25/2023] Open
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Auditory experience plays a critical role in hearing development. Developmental auditory deprivation because of otitis media, a common childhood disease, produces long-standing changes in the central auditory system, even after the middle ear pathology is resolved. The effects of sound deprivation because of otitis media have been mostly studied in the ascending auditory system but remain to be examined in the descending pathway that runs from the auditory cortex to the cochlea via the brainstem. Alterations in the efferent neural system could be important because the descending olivocochlear pathway influences the neural representation of transient sounds in noise in the afferent auditory system and is thought to be involved in auditory learning. Here, we show that the inhibitory strength of the medial olivocochlear efferents is weaker in children with a documented history of otitis media relative to controls; both boys and girls were included in the study. In addition, children with otitis media history required a higher signal-to-noise ratio on a sentence-in-noise recognition task than controls to achieve the same criterion performance level. Poorer speech-in-noise recognition, a hallmark of impaired central auditory processing, was related to efferent inhibition, and could not be attributed to the middle ear or cochlear mechanics.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Otitis media is the second most common reason children go to the doctor. Previously, degraded auditory experience because of otitis media has been associated with reorganized ascending neural pathways, even after middle ear pathology resolved. Here, we show that altered afferent auditory input because of otitis media during childhood is also associated with long-lasting reduced descending neural pathway function and poorer speech-in-noise recognition. These novel, efferent findings may be important for the detection and treatment of childhood otitis media.
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- Srikanta K Mishra
- Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712
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- Communication Sciences Research Center, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229
- Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267
- Manchester Centre for Audiology and Deafness, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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Santos LJPDN, Câmara LLP, Balen SA. Inhibitory effect of contralateral noise on transient otoacoustic emissions in infants with congenital syphilis. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2023; 169:111540. [PMID: 37116274 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2023.111540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2023] [Revised: 03/12/2023] [Accepted: 03/26/2023] [Indexed: 04/30/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Analyze the inhibitory effect of contralateral noise on transient otoacoustic emissions in infants with congenital syphilis (CS). METHODS Cross-sectional study, approved by the Research Ethics Committee n° 3.360.991. Infants with treated CS at birth and infants without risk indicators for hearing impairment were selected. Both groups had the waves I, III and V presence at 80 dB nHL with click BAEP and the presence of response in the nonlinear TEOAEs at 80 dB NPS bilaterally. For suppression, TEOAE were analyzed without the contralateral noise, with the linear stimulus at 60 dB SPL. The neonates who presented a response in three frequencies per ear performed the second TEOAE collection with the contralateral white noise at an intensity of 60 dB SPL. Inferential analysis were performed using the Mann-Whitney and Wilcoxon test, adopting a significance level p < 0.05. RESULTS The sample consisted of 30 subjects divided into two groups, the Study Group (SG), consisting of 16 infants, and the Control Group (CG), consisting of 14 infants with no risk indicators for hearing loss. No differences were observed between the groups and the inhibition values, in the SG 30.8% presented inhibition and 25% for the CG in the right ear, in the left ear it was 46.7% in the SG and 38.5% in the CG. The SG demonstrated greater inhibition in the RE for the frequency bands from 1.5 to 4 KHz. CONCLUSIONS The analyses adopted in this study point out that the inhibitory effect of contralateral noise on TEOAEs in infants with CS does not differ from infants without risk indicators for hearing loss.
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- Leila Juliane Pinheiro do Nascimento Santos
- Program in Speech-Language Pathology, UFRN/UFPB, Rua General Cordeiro de Faria, S/N, Petrópolis, 59012-570, Natal, RN, Brazil; Laboratory for Technological Innovation in Health (LAIS/UFRN), Av. Nilo Peçanha, 620, Petrópolis, 59012-300, Natal, RN, Brazil; Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN) Campus Universitário, Lagoa Nova, 59078-900, Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Program in Speech-Language Pathology, UFRN/UFPB, Rua General Cordeiro de Faria, S/N, Petrópolis, 59012-570, Natal, RN, Brazil; Laboratory for Technological Innovation in Health (LAIS/UFRN), Av. Nilo Peçanha, 620, Petrópolis, 59012-300, Natal, RN, Brazil; Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN) Campus Universitário, Lagoa Nova, 59078-900, Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Program in Speech-Language Pathology, UFRN/UFPB, Rua General Cordeiro de Faria, S/N, Petrópolis, 59012-570, Natal, RN, Brazil; Laboratory for Technological Innovation in Health (LAIS/UFRN), Av. Nilo Peçanha, 620, Petrópolis, 59012-300, Natal, RN, Brazil; Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN) Campus Universitário, Lagoa Nova, 59078-900, Natal, RN, Brazil.
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Swamy SP, Yathiraj A. Short-Term Reliability of Different Methods of Contralateral Suppression of Transient Evoked Otoacoustic Emission in Children and Adults. Am J Audiol 2019; 28:495-507. [PMID: 31461330 DOI: 10.1044/2018_aja-ind50-18-0093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Purpose This study aimed to investigate the reliability of 3 methods to measure contralateral suppression of transient evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAEs) in children and adults. Method Contralateral suppression of TEOAEs was measured in 14 adults and 14 children using 3 methods with and without contralateral acoustic stimulus (CAS). Method-I having "2 s on-off" and Method-II having "10 s on-off" interleaved presentation of white noise. Method-III used "continuous presentation of white noise". Test-retest reliability was checked in adults without removing the probe (same-probe recording) and reinserting the probe (different-probe recording) and in children using a different-probe recording. Results The absolute suppression amplitude of TEOAEs was higher for "continuous noise," followed by "10 s on-off" and "2 s on-off" CAS. There was no significant effect of age across the 2 probe recordings, 3 methods of TEOAEs with and without CAS, and for the absolute suppression amplitude. Also, in adults, there was no significant difference between same-probe and different-probe recordings across the 3 methods. High internal consistency was observed on Cronbach's alpha (α > .9) for the 3 methods and 2 probe recordings. High agreement and correlation between the recordings for all 3 methods were seen using Bland-Altman plots and Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient. Conclusion The study demonstrated that highly reliable contralateral suppression of TEOAE can be measured using the 3 methods in adults and children. However, continuous presentation of CAS resulted in greater TEOAE suppression amplitude compared to interleaved presentation of CAS; hence, the former is recommended.
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- Shreyank P. Swamy
- Department of Audiology, All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Manasagangothri, Mysuru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Audiology, All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Manasagangothri, Mysuru, Karnataka, India
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Mattsson TS, Lind O, Follestad T, Grøndahl K, Wilson W, Nordgård S. Contralateral suppression of otoacoustic emissions in a clinical sample of children with auditory processing disorder. Int J Audiol 2019; 58:301-310. [DOI: 10.1080/14992027.2019.1570358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- Tone Stokkereit Mattsson
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ålesund Hospital, Ålesund, Norway
- Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Public Health and General Practice, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Clinical Engineering, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, St. Olavs University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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Efferent inhibition of otoacoustic emissions in preterm neonates. Braz J Otorhinolaryngol 2015; 81:491-7. [PMID: 26277589 PMCID: PMC9449056 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2015.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2014] [Accepted: 10/23/2014] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Abnormalities in auditory function of newborns may occur not only because of preterm birth, but also from the use of medications and from diseases related to prematurity. OBJECTIVE To analyze the inhibitory effect from stimulation of the olivocochlear efferent system on transient evoked otoacoustic emissions in preterm neonates, comparing these data with those from full-term neonates. METHODS This was a prospective, cross-sectional, contemporary cohort study with 125 neonates, pooled into two groups: full-term (72 full-term neonates, 36 females and 36 males, born at 37-41 weeks of gestational age); and preterm (53 neonates, 28 males and 25 females, born at ≤36 weeks of gestational age, evaluated at the corrected gestational age of 37-41 weeks). Otoacoustic emissions were recorded using linear and nonlinear click-evoked stimuli, with and without contralateral stimulation. RESULTS The inhibitory effect of the efferent pathway in otoacoustic emissions was different (p=0.012) between groups, and a mean reduction of 1.48dB SPL in full-term births and of 1.02dB SPL in preterm births was observed for the non-linear click-evoked stimulus. CONCLUSION The results suggest a reduced inhibitory effect of the olivocochlear efferent system on otoacoustic emissions in preterm neonates.
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Locher H, de Groot JCMJ, van Iperen L, Huisman MA, Frijns JHM, Chuva de Sousa Lopes SM. Development of the stria vascularis and potassium regulation in the human fetal cochlea: Insights into hereditary sensorineural hearing loss. Dev Neurobiol 2015; 75:1219-40. [PMID: 25663387 PMCID: PMC5024031 DOI: 10.1002/dneu.22279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2014] [Revised: 02/02/2015] [Accepted: 02/02/2015] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is one of the most common congenital disorders in humans, afflicting one in every thousand newborns. The majority is of heritable origin and can be divided in syndromic and nonsyndromic forms. Knowledge of the expression profile of affected genes in the human fetal cochlea is limited, and as many of the gene mutations causing SNHL likely affect the stria vascularis or cochlear potassium homeostasis (both essential to hearing), a better insight into the embryological development of this organ is needed to understand SNHL etiologies. We present an investigation on the development of the stria vascularis in the human fetal cochlea between 9 and 18 weeks of gestation (W9–W18) and show the cochlear expression dynamics of key potassium‐regulating proteins. At W12, MITF+/SOX10+/KIT+ neural‐crest‐derived melanocytes migrated into the cochlea and penetrated the basement membrane of the lateral wall epithelium, developing into the intermediate cells of the stria vascularis. These melanocytes tightly integrated with Na+/K+‐ATPase‐positive marginal cells, which started to express KCNQ1 in their apical membrane at W16. At W18, KCNJ10 and gap junction proteins GJB2/CX26 and GJB6/CX30 were expressed in the cells in the outer sulcus, but not in the spiral ligament. Finally, we investigated GJA1/CX43 and GJE1/CX23 expression, and suggest that GJE1 presents a potential new SNHL associated locus. Our study helps to better understand human cochlear development, provides more insight into multiple forms of hereditary SNHL, and suggests that human hearing does not commence before the third trimester of pregnancy. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Develop Neurobiol 75: 1219–1240, 2015
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- Heiko Locher
- Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, 2333 ZA, the Netherlands.,Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, 2333 ZA, the Netherlands
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, 2333 ZA, the Netherlands
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- Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, 2333 ZA, the Netherlands
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, 2333 ZA, the Netherlands
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, 2333 ZA, the Netherlands
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- Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, 2333 ZA, the Netherlands.,Department for Reproductive Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
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An auditory-neuroscience perspective on the development of selective mutism. Dev Cogn Neurosci 2015; 12:86-93. [PMID: 25625220 PMCID: PMC6989783 DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2015.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2014] [Revised: 01/02/2015] [Accepted: 01/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Selective mutism (SM) is a relatively rare psychiatric disorder of childhood characterized by consistent inability to speak in specific social situations despite the ability to speak normally in others. SM typically involves severe impairments in social and academic functioning. Common complications include school failure, social difficulties in the peer group, and aggravated intra-familial relationships. Although SM has been described in the medical and psychological literatures for many years, the potential underlying neural basis of the disorder has only recently been explored. Here we explore the potential role of specific auditory neural mechanisms in the psychopathology of SM and discuss possible implications for treatment.
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The present review of the literature is focused on the morphological and functional aspects of antenatal ontogenesis of the hearing system with special reference to the peculiar features of its formation during the post-natal period in the premature infants. In this context, the results of the objective psychoacoustic investigation s are considered (including those obtained by such methods as threshold audiometry, verbal and non-verbal tests, evaluation of central auditory processing of the sound information). Also presented are the results of the objective methods of hearing investigations (acoustic impedancometry, registration of optoacoustic emission and auditory evoked potentials). The underdevelopment of the hearing system in the premature infants manifests itself as the specific functional features of all its components. Their parameters are presented with reference to dynamics of their formation. In addition, the problem of central auditory processing of the disorders that are very likely to be present in the premature infants are discussed.
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- I V Savenko
- I.P. Pavlov First St-Peterburg State Medical University, St-Petersburg, Russia, 197022
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- I.P. Pavlov First St-Peterburg State Medical University, St-Petersburg, Russia, 197022
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Contralateral ear occlusion for improving the reliability of otoacoustic emission screening tests. Int J Otolaryngol 2014; 2014:248187. [PMID: 24672553 PMCID: PMC3941788 DOI: 10.1155/2014/248187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2013] [Accepted: 11/28/2013] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Newborn hearing screening is an established healthcare standard in many countries and testing is feasible using otoacoustic emission (OAE) recording. It is well documented that OAEs can be suppressed by acoustic stimulation of the ear contralateral to the test ear. In clinical otoacoustic emission testing carried out in a sound attenuating booth, ambient noise levels are low such that the efferent system is not activated. However in newborn hearing screening, OAEs are often recorded in hospital or clinic environments, where ambient noise levels can be 60–70 dB SPL. Thus, results in the test ear can be influenced by ambient noise stimulating the opposite ear. Surprisingly, in hearing screening protocols there are no recommendations for avoiding contralateral suppression, that is, protecting the opposite ear from noise by blocking the ear canal. In the present study we have compared transient evoked and distortion product OAEs measured with and without contralateral ear plugging, in environmental settings with ambient noise levels <25 dB SPL, 45 dB SPL, and 55 dB SPL. We found out that without contralateral ear occlusion, ambient noise levels above 55 dB SPL can significantly attenuate OAE signals. We strongly suggest contralateral ear occlusion in OAE based hearing screening in noisy environments.
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Wolter NE, Harrison RV, James AL. Separating the contributions of olivocochlear and middle ear muscle reflexes in modulation of distortion product otoacoustic emission levels. Audiol Neurootol 2013; 19:41-8. [PMID: 24335024 DOI: 10.1159/000356174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2013] [Accepted: 10/04/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Mediated by the medial olivocochlear system (MOCS), distortion product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE) levels are reduced by presentation of contralateral acoustic stimuli. Such acoustic signals can also evoke a middle ear muscle reflex (MEMR) that also attenuates recorded DPOAE levels. Our aim is to clearly differentiate these two inhibitory mechanisms and to analyze each separately, perhaps allowing the development of novel tests of hearing function. METHODS DPOAE were recorded in real time from chinchillas with normal auditory brainstem response thresholds and middle ear function. Amplitude reduction and its onset latency caused by contralateral presentation of intermittent narrow-band noise (NBN) were measured. Stapedius and tensor tympani muscle tendons were divided without disturbing the ossicular chain, and DPOAE testing was repeated. RESULTS Peak reduction of (2f1 - f2) DPOAE levels occurred when the center frequency of contralateral NBN approximated the primary tone f2, indicating an f2-frequency-specific response. For a 4.5-kHz centered NBN, DPOAE (f2 = 4.4 kHz) inhibition was 0.1 dB (p < 0.001). This response remained present after tendon division, consistent with an MOCS origin. Low-frequency NBN (center frequency: 0.5 kHz) reduced otoacoustic emission levels (0.1 dB, p < 0.001) across a wide range of DPOAE frequencies. This low-frequency response was abolished by division of the middle ear muscle tendons, clearly indicating MEMR involvement. CONCLUSIONS Following middle ear muscle tendon division, DPOAE inhibition by contralateral stimuli approximating the primary tone f2 persists, whereas responses evoked by lower contralateral frequencies are abolished. This distinguishes the different roles of the MOCS (f2 frequency specific) and MEMR (low frequency only) in contralateral modulation of DPOAE. This analysis helps clarify the pathways involved in an objective test that might have clinical benefit in the testing of neonates.
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- Nikolaus E Wolter
- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Canada
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Harrison RV, Konomi U, Kanotra S, James AL. Postnatal maturation of contralateral DPOAE suppression in a precocious animal model (chinchilla) of the human neonate. Acta Otolaryngol 2013; 133:383-9. [PMID: 23373512 DOI: 10.3109/00016489.2012.761349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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CONCLUSION In the neonatal chinchilla, the degree of contralateral distortion product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE) suppression and the latency and time constants of suppression are immature for 40-60 days. This suggests that olivocochlear efferent innervation of outer hair cells is not fully mature at birth in this animal model, and this may also be the case for human neonates. OBJECTIVES To track postnatal changes in the dynamics of the olivocochlear efferent system in an animal model with cochlear development at birth similar to that in humans. METHODS Real-time measurements of contralateral DPOAE suppression were made in 79 ears of anaesthetized chinchillas, ranging in age from 1 day to 70 days. An adult control group (13 ears) was also tested. DPOAE (2f1-f2; f2 = 4.4 kHz; f2/f1 = 1.22) input/output functions were measured. Dynamics of contralateral broadband noise suppression were measured, including latency and suppression time constants. RESULTS DPOAE amplitude input/output functions are immature until 20-30 days postnatally. The maturation period for contralateral suppression amplitude is about 30 days. Latency of onset suppression was 40 ms at birth reducing to adult values (23 ms) at 40 days. The DPOAE suppression time constant was about 350 ms at birth and mature (230 ms) at 60 days.
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- Robert V Harrison
- Auditory Science Laboratory, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.
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Abdala C, Mishra S, Garinis A. Maturation of the human medial efferent reflex revisited. THE JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 2013; 133:938-50. [PMID: 23363111 PMCID: PMC3574130 DOI: 10.1121/1.4773265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Past work applying otoacoustic emissions to gauge maturational status of the medial olivocochlear (MOC) reflex in human newborns has produced mixed results. The present study revisits the question while considering the dual nature of the 2f(1) - f(2) distortion product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE) and expanding measures of medial efferent function. Subjects included premature and term-born neonates, 6-month-old infants and young adults. The MOC reflex was elicited with contralateral acoustic stimulation (CAS) while shifts in amplitude and phase of the DPOAE, and its distortion and reflection components, were monitored. Overall, CAS-elicited reductions in DPOAE level did not differ among age groups. For all ages, the MOC reflex was strongest at frequencies below 1.5 kHz, and the reflection component of the DPOAE was most affected, showing maximally reduced amplitude and shallower phase slope when contralateral noise was presented. Results suggest that the MOC reflex likely reaches maturation prior to full-term birth. However, prematurely born neonates show markedly more episodes of CAS-induced DPOAE level enhancement. This may be due to more intrusive component mixing in this age group or disruptions in the formation of the MOC pathway or synapse in the most premature neonates.
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- Carolina Abdala
- Division of Communication and Auditory Neuroscience, House Research Institute, 2100 W. 3rd Street, Los Angeles, California 90057, USA.
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Murdin L, Davies R. Otoacoustic emission suppression testing: A clinician's window onto the auditory efferent pathway. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.1080/16513860802499957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Soares JC, Carvallo RMM. Tone burst evoked otoacoustic emissions in neonates. Braz J Otorhinolaryngol 2009; 75:441-8. [PMID: 19649497 PMCID: PMC9445947 DOI: 10.1016/s1808-8694(15)30664-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2008] [Accepted: 07/21/2008] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Durante AS, Carvallo RMM. Contralateral suppression of linear and nonlinear transient evoked otoacoustic emissions in neonates at risk for hearing loss. JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION DISORDERS 2008; 41:70-83. [PMID: 17585930 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2007.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2006] [Revised: 03/28/2007] [Accepted: 05/08/2007] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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UNLABELLED To investigate the transient evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAE) contralateral suppression in neonates at risk for hearing loss, 55 neonates at risk for hearing loss (risk group) and 72 full-term neonates not at such risk (control group) were bilaterally tested. In all neonates, the TEOAE were recorded in two stimulation modes (linear and nonlinear clicks), with and without contralateral acoustic stimulation. Findings revealed significant contralateral suppression of otoacoustic emissions in both groups, but the amount of TEOAE contralateral suppression was reduced for at risk group (p=0.001), supporting the hypothesis that medial olivocochlear bundle function is reduced in neonates at risk for hearing loss. The combination of contralateral acoustic stimulation and TEOAE enables easy and noninvasive study of auditory efferent function. However it should be emphasized that the reduction in TEOAE contralateral suppression in the risk group, statistically identified as a group effect, might not be detectable in individual cases. Further studies are needed in order to determine whether the lower amount of TEOAE contralateral suppression in neonates at risk for hearing loss represents a risk for developing auditory processing disorders. LEARNING OUTCOMES The reader will be introduced to the study using auditory efferent pathway activation by contralateral acoustic stimulation (CAS), resulting in the TEOAE suppression effect. The characteristics of TEOAE suppression in the neonatal population, in which it provides evidence of the reduced medial olivocochlear system function in those at risk for hearing loss, will also be addressed.
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- Alessandra Spada Durante
- Medicine School of Santa Casa of São Paulo, Rua Dr. Cesareo Mota Junior, 61, Zip 01221-020, São Paulo - SP, Brazil.
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Harvey EK, Stanton S, Garrett J, Neils-Strunjas J, Warren NS. A case for genetics education: collaborating with speech-language pathologists and audiologists. Am J Med Genet A 2007; 143A:1554-9. [PMID: 17542007 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.31743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Because speech-language pathologists (SLPs) and audiologists (AUDs) are among the first referrals for parents of children exhibiting feeding, speech, language, hearing, and balance difficulties, it is important for SLP and AUD professionals to recognize genetic causes of and contributions to complex and Mendelian communication disorders. We review genetics in the curricula of speech-language pathology and audiology programs and obstacles to its integration throughout curricula. We present suggestions about how SLPs and AUDs can aid in diagnosis and contribute their clinical expertise in characterizing phenotypes, followed with a review of a new genetics-education website developed by the National Coalition for Health Professional Education in Genetics (NCHPEG), the University of Cincinnati, and the National Society of Genetic Counselors. The need to integrate genetics content into curricula and continuing education across disciplines is clear, as is the need for and benefit of multidisciplinary collaboration in patient care. The NCHPEG site for speech-language pathology and audiology begins to address those needs and may serve as a practical model for future multidisciplinary collaborations between genetics professionals and other health professions.
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- Erin K Harvey
- National Coalition for Health Professional Education in Genetics (NCHPEG), Lutherville, MD 21093, USA.
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