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Egbert de Boer¹, Christopher A Shera², Alfred L Nuttall³

¹Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam.

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|October 7, 2014

Summary

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Distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) exhibit an inverted wave propagation direction in the cochlea. This study demonstrates that this phenomenon is not due to a hidden source but is a direct result of cochlear amplification.

Keywords:

cochlear model cochlear wave distortion product nonlinearity otoacoustic emission

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Area of Science:

Auditory Neuroscience
Bioacoustics
Physiology

Background:

Cochlear models typically explain wave propagation, but not distortion product (DP) wave behavior.
A three-dimensional model predicted a DP wave traveling towards the apex and another towards the stapes.
Experimental data shows DP waves traveling from the stapes to the overlap region, termed inverted direction of wave propagation (IDWP).

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the mechanism behind the inverted direction of wave propagation (IDWP) of distortion product (DP) waves in the cochlea.
To disprove the hypothesis of a "hidden source" near the stapes causing the forward DP wave.
To elucidate the relationship between IDWP and cochlear amplification.

Main Methods:

Utilized a one-dimensional model of the cochlea to simulate DP wave propagation.
Analyzed the generation and reflection of both forward and reverse DP waves from the source of nonlinearity.
Examined the influence of cochlear amplification on the observed wave direction.

Main Results:

Disproved the existence of a "hidden source" near the stapes as the cause of forward DP waves.
Confirmed that both forward and reverse DP waves are generated at the source of nonlinearity.
Identified IDWP as the region where an amplified, stapes-reflected reverse DP wave dominates the original reverse wave.

Conclusions:

The inverted direction of wave propagation (IDWP) is not caused by an unknown "hidden source".
IDWP is a direct manifestation of cochlear amplification within a one-dimensional cochlear model.
The phenomenon arises from the interaction and amplification of reflected DP waves within the cochlea.