Measurement and interpretation of cochlear reflectance

Stephen T. Neely, Daniel M. Rasetshwane

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Abstract

Reflectance is the transfer function between forward and reflected waves. Cochlear reflectance (CR) contributes to measured ear-canal reflectance (ECR) and contains useful information about hearing status. Comparisons between measurements and models should lead to improved clinical interpretation of CR measurements. Our ECR model consists of (1) a uniform tube representing the ear canal, (2) a lumped-element representation of the middle ear and (3) a non-uniform transmission-line representing the cochlea. The model simulation results were compared with measurements of both ECR and CR in both the time domain and frequency domain. Substantial agreement between measurements and model supports the view that CR originates mainly as linear coherent reflection due to random impedance perturbations along the cochlear partition.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationForum Acusticum, FA 2014
EditorsBartlomiej Borkowski
PublisherEuropean Acoustics Association, EAA
ISBN (Electronic)9788361402282
StatePublished - 2014
Event7th Forum Acusticum, FA 2014 - Krakow, Poland
Duration: Sep 7 2014Sep 12 2014

Publication series

NameProceedings of Forum Acusticum
Volume2014-January
ISSN (Print)2221-3767

Other

Other7th Forum Acusticum, FA 2014
Country/TerritoryPoland
CityKrakow
Period9/7/149/12/14

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Acoustics and Ultrasonics

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