Otoacoustic Emissions: Basic Science for Clinical Applications

The book contains black-and-white illustrations.

Dedicated to Dr. David Kemp who in 1996, was chosen for his essential research and discovery of otoacoustic emissions, this outstanding third book in the Kresge-Mirmelstein award series is a true celebration of scholarship. The highlight of the book is Dr. Kemp's definitive chapter, Distorted Echoes of the Cochlea's Traveling Wave. Original, informative, and comprehensive, this chapter provides a wealth of information and a unique historical perspective on the subject. Accompanied by a CD-ROM, and featuring contributions from international and leading experts in the field, this volume is an invaluable source of essential information never before published.

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Offers a collection of papers from a 1996 meeting, plus a CD-ROM. David Kemp, noted for his research and discovery of otoacoustic emissions, describes his findings and gives a historical perspective on the subject. Contributors discuss transmitters in the cochlea, origin and implications of two components in distortion product otoacoustic emission, otoacoustic emission for the study of auditory function in infants and children, and the application of distortion product otoacoustic emissions to identify carriers of recessive hereditary deafness. Includes b&w photos. Also includes a separate booklet by Kemp explaining procedures, illustrated with color photos. The accompanying CD-ROM contains cochlear traveling wave simulation software and a real-time OAE viewer. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Kenneth and Frances Barnes Bullington Professor of Hearing Science, Director, Kresge Hearing Research Laboratory of the South. Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Department of Otolaryngology and Biocommunication, New Orleans, Louisiana.