Objectives: The medial olivocochlear (MOC) efferent system can modify cochlear function to
improve sound detection in noise, but its role in speech perception in noise is unclear. The …

Auditory processing depends on afferent and efferent auditory pathways integrity. The
efferent auditory system may be assessed in humans by two non-invasive and objective …

Previous studies have demonstrated that the otoacoustic emissions (OAEs) measured
during behavioral tasks can have different magnitudes when subjects are attending …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that active listening to speech
would increase medial olivocochlear (MOC) efferent activity for the right vs. the left ear …

Auditory efferent neurons reside in the brain and innervate the sensory hair cells of the
cochlea to modulate incoming acoustic signals. Two groups of efferents have been …

Two efferent feedback pathways to the auditory periphery may play a role in monitoring self-
vocalization: the middle-ear acoustic reflex (MEAR) and the medial olivocochlear bundle …

The medial olivocochlear reflex (MOCR) modulates cochlear amplifier gain and is thought to
facilitate the detection of signals in noise. High-resolution distortion product otoacoustic …

Selective mutism (SM) is a relatively rare psychiatric disorder of childhood characterized by
consistent inability to speak in specific social situations despite the ability to speak normally …

Research suggests that college-aged adults are vulnerable to tinnitus and hearing loss due
to exposure to traumatic levels of noise on a regular basis. Recent human studies have …

Objective: To determine if active listening modulates the strength of the medial olivocochlear
(MOC) reflex in children. Design: Click-evoked otoacoustic emissions (CEOAEs) were …