Abstract

This study examined the effect of three different body positions on distortion-product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE) amplitude and noise levels with multiple primary tone pairs simultaneously-presented to 36 normal-hearing female human adults. Other studies have demonstrated that the simultaneously presented tone pairs method shows clinical promise as a screener, but the sequential method remains in widespread clinical use. Postural changes have been suggested to have an effect not only on DPOAEs, but also transient-evoked OAEs and stimulus-frequency OAEs. DPOAE amplitude and noise levels were recorded in seated, supine, and side-lying positions to the following order of simultaneously-presented tone pairs relative to the f2 frequencies: 1187, 2375, and 4812 Hz; 1500, 3000, and 6062 Hz; and 1875, 3812, and 7625 Hz. No DPOAE could be detected reliably at 7625 Hz as result of poor signal-to-noise ratio. For remaining DPOAEs, statistical analyses revealed that amplitudes were not significantly different among the three body positions. However, at 1500 Hz and below, body position did have a statistically significant effect on noise levels though they are likely clinically negligible. Except at 7625 Hz, results suggest that DPOAEs recorded using a simultaneously presented tone pairs appear to be comparably recorded regardless of an individual’s body position.

Highlights

  • This study examined the effect of three different body positions onThe utility of distortion-product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) as distortion-product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE) amplitude and noise a non-invasive, objective assessment of cochlear function has come a levels with multiple primary tone pairs simultaneously-presented to 36 normal-hearing female human adults

  • The results suggest that body position may significantly different from 7625 Hz in the SE and SL positions

  • In other levels at 1875 Hz were significantly different from 3812 Hz in the SL words, once Go was clicked to begin the measurements, the computer position.The two-way RMANOVA revealed a significant main effect recorded data for all three sets of simultaneous tone pairs in a sequenfor body position (F (2, 70) = 7.424, P

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Summary

Introduction

This study examined the effect of three different body positions onThe utility of distortion-product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) as distortion-product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE) amplitude and noise a non-invasive, objective assessment of cochlear function has come a levels with multiple primary tone pairs simultaneously-presented to 36 normal-hearing female human adults. This study examined the effect of three different body positions on. Postural changes have been suggested to have an effect on DPOAEs, and transient-evoked OAEs and stimue lus-frequency OAEs. DPOAE amplitude and noise levels were recorded s in seated, supine, and side-lying positions to the following order of simultaneously-presented tone pairs relative to the f2 frequencies:. For remaining DPOAEs, statistical analyses c revealed that amplitudes were not significantly different among the r three body positions. At 1500 Hz and below, body position did e have a statistically significant effect on noise levels though they are likely clinically negligible. Except at 7625 Hz, results suggest that m DPOAEs recorded using a simultaneously presented tone pairs appear to be comparably recorded regardless of an individual’s body position

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