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15 - General Engineering

University of Southampton

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Article title

Limit cycle oscillations in a nonlinear state space model of the human cochlea

Type

D - Journal article

DOI

10.1121/1.3158861

Title of journal

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Article number

Volume number

126

Issue number

First page of article

739

ISSN of journal

0001-4966

Year of publication

2009

URL

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19640040

Number of additional authors

Additional information

Significance of output:

The existence of spontaneous otoacoustic emissions (SOAEs) (i.e., low-level sounds measurable in the ear canal) strongly suggests that the healthy cochlea contains an active amplifier operating at or near instability. This paper presents simulations from a novel cochlear model that predicts how cochlear instabilities could lead to a number of SOAEs that interact with one another in a complex fashion. This may provide a useful tool for testing theories of the cochlea against experimental measurements in humans. Additionally, the insights gained into cochlear physiology may help in developing improved clinical tests of cochlear function based on otoacoustic emissions.

Interdisciplinary

Cross-referral requested

Research group

None

Proposed double-weighted

Double-weighted statement

Reserve for a double-weighted output

Non-English

English abstract