Contralateral suppression of transient-evoked otoacoustic emissions in humans: intensity effects

Transient evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAEs) were recorded to clicks presented at peak sound pressures of 50, 55, 60, 65 and 70 dB while continuous contralateral white noise was varied from 10 dB below to 10 dB above the click level. Suppression increased predictably with suppressor noise level for any given click level. However, when the suppressor noise level was held constant, suppression was greater for lower click levels. This observation is consistent with the association of suppression of otoacoustic emissions with active cochlear processes and efferent function at low intensity levels.

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