Control of otoacoustic emission scattering waveform with anti-noise

Author

Moskowitz, Mosheh T. ; Saubhayana, Montien ; Sellami, Louiza ; Newcomb, Robert W.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Maryland Univ., College Park, MD, USA

Volume

1

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

71

Abstract

We demonstrate a framework for eliminating significant perturbations along a cascade scattering model of the inner ear. This allows for the conception of a novel scheme of acute anti-noise stimulation at the cochlear level that can be particularly applicable to the class of tinnitus (ringing in the ear) that is aurally originated (peripheral). Peripherally induced tinnitus is often associated with the occurrence of spontaneous and evoked otoacoustic emissions, partially described by Kemp echoes, the basis of the scattering cochlea model (Sellami and Newcomb, IEEE Trans. Circuits and Systems-I, vol. 44, no. 2, pp 174-180, 1997). We propose that a refined version of the work presented here can be fit to individuals with hearing-loss induced tinnitus

Keywords

acoustic noise; acoustic wave scattering; hearing; interference suppression; otoacoustic emissions; Kemp echoes; anti-noise; aurally originated peripheral tinnitus; cochlear level acute anti-noise stimulation; evoked otoacoustic emissions; hearing-loss induced tinnitus; inner ear cascade scattering model; otoacoustic emission scattering waveform control; peripherally induced tinnitus; perturbations; scattering cochlea model; spontaneous otoacoustic emissions; tinnitus; Acoustic scattering; Biomembranes; Ear; Educational institutions; Electronic mail; Frequency synchronization; Hair; Noise level; Noise reduction; White noise;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Circuits and Systems, 2001. MWSCAS 2001. Proceedings of the 44th IEEE 2001 Midwest Symposium on

Conference_Location

Dayton, OH

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7150-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWSCAS.2001.986117

Filename

986117