Subject: Re: Auditory efferents and phase locking From: "Richard F. Lyon" <DickLyon@xxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2011 08:03:14 -0700 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>At 7:33 AM +0000 9/1/11, Beerends, J.G. (John) wrote: >Dick, > >Is in your view a dysfunctioning of the OHC's responsible for >tinnitus (lack of efferent feedback)? In cases of objective tinnitus, yes, sort of (the dysfunction may not be due to lack of efferent feedback); but in most tinnitus cases, probably no. >And related, is in your view a correct functioning of the OHC's >responsible for spontaneous otoacoustic emissions? Certainly; and I think everyone agrees. Dick