OAE
: OAE is an abbreviation for "otoacoustic emission test" which measures an acoustic response that is
produced by the inner ear ( cochlea ) , which in essence bounces back out of the
ear in response to a sound stimulus. The test is performed by placing a small
probe that contains a microphone and speaker into the infant's ear. As the
infant rests quietly, sounds are generated in the probe and responses that come
back from the cochlea are recorded. Once the cochlea processes the sound, an
electrical stimulus is sent to the brainstem. In addition, there is a second and
separate sound that does not travel up the nerve, but comes back out into the
infant's ear canal. This "byproduct" is the otoacoustic emission.
The emission is then recorded with the microphone probe and represented
pictorially on a computer screen. The audiologist can determine which sounds
yielded a response/emission and the strength of those responses. If there is an
emission present for those sounds that are critical to speech comprehension,
then the infant has "passed" the hearing screen.
OAE in Wikipedia
The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (OAE) is a British period instrument orchestra. The OAE is a resident orchestra of the Southbank Centre, London, and associate orchestra at Glyndebourne Festival Opera. The leadership is rotated between four musicians, Alison Bury, Matthew Truscott, Kati Deetzani and Margaret Faultless.A group of period instrumentalist players formed the OAE as a self-g ....View wikipedia
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