EOAE (David John SMith )


Subject: EOAE
From:    David John SMith  <smithd@xxxxxxxx>
Date:    Mon, 5 Apr 2010 11:25:02 -0400
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----------MB_8CCA2EB4BE23E5C_E64_1DA1_web-mmc-m03.sysops.aol.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" I've finally heard an otoacoustic emission...? It sounded like a series=20 of 5 or 6 soft, slow (about 500ms onset and decay) bell tones.?=20 It occurred under the same conditions as the clicks I hear fairly=20 often while going to sleep - listening to music in the right ear, the clic= ks=20 (and the oae) appear in the left ear which is occluded by a pillow. The clicking sounds, which occur roughly at the onsets of voice=20 band information in the music, are accompanied by the unmistakable physical sensation of a muscle spasm. That is, I would feel them even if= =20 I had not heard them. This leads me to believe that the clicks are caused= =20 by muscles. The OAE was obvious. It was also synchronous and in perfect harmony=20 with the tones presented to my right ear.? It seems likely to me that the= OAE=20 would be created by the muscle causing the clicks, rather than a different= =20 mechanism inside the cochlea. Comments? Dave ----------MB_8CCA2EB4BE23E5C_E64_1DA1_web-mmc-m03.sysops.aol.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" I've finally heard an otoacoustic emission...&nbsp; It sounded like a seri= es <br> of 5 or 6 soft, slow (about 500ms onset and decay) bell tones.&nbsp; <br> <br> It occurred under the same conditions as the clicks I hear fairly <br> often while going to sleep - listening to music in the right ear, the clic= ks <br> (and the oae) appear in the left ear which is occluded by a pillow.<br> <br> The clicking sounds, which occur roughly at the onsets of voice <br> band information in the music, are accompanied by the unmistakable<br> physical sensation of a muscle spasm. That is, I would feel them even if= <br> I had not heard them. This leads me to believe that the clicks are caused= <br> by muscles.<br> <br> The OAE was obvious. It was also=20 synchronous and in perfect harmony <br> with the tones presented to my right ear.&nbsp; It seems likely to me that= the OAE <br> would be created by the muscle causing the clicks, rather than a different= <br> mechanism inside the cochlea.<br> <br> Comments?<br> <br> Dave<br> ----------MB_8CCA2EB4BE23E5C_E64_1DA1_web-mmc-m03.sysops.aol.com--


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