NIH R01 · 2025
Advanced Detection and Differential Diagnosis of Hearing Loss Using Otoacoustic Emissions
Project Summary Most sensory hearing loss is diagnosed and treated with little distinction. Indeed, ”sensorineural hearing loss” is a catch-all term. However, promising results over the last few years suggest that otoacoustic emissions (OAEs) can distinguish among sensory hearing losses that appear similar by audiogram. OAEs are non- invasive indicators of cochlear health and dysfunction that can be recorded in normal hearers and those with up to moderate degrees of hearing impairment. Though they offer a non-invasive, pre-neural window into the cochlea, their application in the audiology clinic has stagnated over the last two decades despite significant advances in the laboratory. Current…
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