Otoacoustic emissions in children with otitis media with effusion


Akdogan O., Oezkan S.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY, vol.70, no.11, pp.1941-1944, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

Abstract

Objectives: Otoacoustic emissions (OAE) are transmitted from the cochlea to the ear canal via the middle ear and the transmission properties of the middle ear directly influence OAE characteristics. The purpose of this study was to establish the mechanisms of changes occurred in middle ear by tympanometric, audiometric and OAE examination.