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1Department of Audiology, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, USA.
Abstract:
Stimulus parameter values for distortion-product otoacoustic emissions (DPE) recordings in neonates are based on adult studies. The purpose of the present investigation was to determine what values of stimulus frequency ratio (F2/F1) and stimulus level difference (L1-L2) produced the largest DPE amplitude in neonates. Single ear DPE measurements were obtained from 11 preterm neonates (34-36 weeks post-conceptual age) at F2s of 2, 3, and 4 kHz. Ratio sweeps were performed through a frequency range determined by F2/F1 = 1.4-1.02 at L1-L2s of 0, 5, 10, 15 and 20 dB, where L1 = 65 dB SPL. The findings indicated that on average, an L1-L2 = 5 dB and an F2/F1 = 1.18 produced the largest DPE amplitude across all F2s.
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