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Visual attention does not affect the reliability of otoacoustic emission or medial olivocochlear reflex.
- Source :
- Journal of the Acoustical Society of America; Oct2022, Vol. 152 Issue 4, p2398-2404, 7p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- This study investigated whether visual attention affects the reliability (i.e., repeatability) of transiently evoked otoacoustic emission (TEOAE) magnitudes or of medial olivocochlear reflex (MOCR) estimates. TEOAEs were measured during three visual attentional conditions: control (subject were seated with eyes closed); passive (subjects looked at a pattern of squares on a computer screen); and active (subjects silently counted an occasionally inverted pattern). To estimate reliability, the whole recording session was repeated the next day. The results showed that visual attention does not significantly affect TEOAE or MOCR magnitudes—or their reliability. It is therefore possible to employ visual stimuli (e.g., watching a silent movie) during TEOAE experiments, a procedure sometimes used during testing to prevent subjects from falling asleep or to keep children still and quiet. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00014966
- Volume :
- 152
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 162054040
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0014900