Comparison of time-domain source-separation techniques for short-pulse distortion-product otoacoustic emissions.

Distortion-product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) are presumed to consist mainly of two components, a nonlinear-distortion component and a coherent-reflection component. Wave interference between these two components reduces the accuracy of DPOAEs when used to evaluate cochlear function. Here, short tone pulses are utilized to record DPOAE signals in normal-hearing subjects. DPOAE components are extracted from recordings at discrete frequencies using two different techniques in the time domain. The extracted DPOAE components are compared to recordings obtained with conventional, continuous primary tones.