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The influence of language experience on contralateral suppression of click-evoked otoacoustic emissions in young adults
Concepts and Challenges in the Biophysics of Hearing: Proceedings of the 10th International Workshop on the Mechanics of Hearing Keele University, Staffordshire, UK, 27 – 31 July 2008 (2009)
  • Shaum P. Bhagat, University of Memphis
  • Jingjing Xu, University of Memphis
Abstract
Click-evoked otoacoustic emissions (CEOAEs) were recorded from the right ear of eight native Mandarin speakers and eight native English speakers in conditions with and without a contralateral suppressor. The CEOAE stimuli consisted of linear clicks presented at 65 dB peSPL. Two types of 70 dB SPL contralateral suppressors (white noise and synthesized Mandarin tone) were utilized. The amount of contralateral suppression was quantified in nine 2-ms time bands. No significant differences in contralateral suppression occurred between language groups for the white noise suppressor. Notably, significantly more contralateral suppression was evoked by the synthesized Mandarin tone in native Mandarin speakers compared to native English speakers.
Publication Date
2009
Editor
N.P. Cooper and D.T. Kemp
Publisher
World Scientific
ISBN
978-981-283-377-8
DOI
10.1142/9789812833785_0028
Citation Information
Shaum P. Bhagat and Jingjing Xu. "The influence of language experience on contralateral suppression of click-evoked otoacoustic emissions in young adults" SingaporeConcepts and Challenges in the Biophysics of Hearing: Proceedings of the 10th International Workshop on the Mechanics of Hearing Keele University, Staffordshire, UK, 27 – 31 July 2008 (2009) p. 181 - 182
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/shaum-bhagat/85/