The elastic structure of the cochlear partition

Authors

  • T.S.A. Jaffer Inst. Biomaterials and Biomed. Eng., University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont. M5S 3G9, Canada
  • H. Kunov Inst. Biomaterials and Biomed. Eng., University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont. M5S 3G9, Canada
  • W. Wong Inst. Biomaterials and Biomed. Eng., University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont. M5S 3G9, Canada

Keywords:

Acoustic distortion, Acoustic noise, Audition, Biological organs, Cells, Diagnosis, Molecular structure, Molecular vibrations, Pathology, Tissue, Acoustic Emission, Cochlear partition, Cochlear sensory epithelium, Dead ears, Distortion product acoustic emission, Eardrum, Elastic structure, Hearing dysfunction, Human ear, Motile hair cell

Abstract

The inclusion of structural elasticity amongst the resonant sections of the standard cochlear model is examined. An immediate implication of adding such mechanics is the production of realistic 2f1-f2 distortion product octoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) with properties similar to those found in clinical recordings. Since the structural coupling is not dependent on any active mechanism, simulation provides an answer as to how dead ears produce cubic DPOAEs.

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Published

2001-12-01

How to Cite

1.
Jaffer T, Kunov H, Wong W. The elastic structure of the cochlear partition. Canadian Acoustics [Internet]. 2001 Dec. 1 [cited 2025 Feb. 13];29(4):20-1. Available from: https://jcaa.caa-aca.ca/index.php/jcaa/article/view/1414

Issue

Vol. 29 No. 4 (2001)

Section

Proceedings of the Acoustics Week in Canada

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