Human middle-ear muscles rarely contract in anticipation of acoustic impulses: Implications for hearing risk assessments
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DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2018.11.006
Abstract: The current study addressed the existence of an anticipatory middle-ear muscle contraction (MEMC) as a protective mechanism found in recent damage-risk criteria for impulse noise exposure. Specifically, the experiments reported here tested instances when an… read more here.
Keywords: risk; response; acoustic impulses; memcs ... See more keywords