Static input-output non-linearity as the source of non-linear effects in maximum length sequence click-evoked OAEs

British Journal of Audiology
S Kapadia, M E Lutman

Abstract

The application of the maximum length sequence (MLS) technique to the recording of click-evoked otoacoustic emissions (CEOAEs) allows for a reduction in test time by one to two orders of magnitude. This is because the technique permits the use of extremely high click rates, as inter-click intervals are not constrained to be greater than the duration of the response. However, increasing the click rate also causes a progressive reduction in amplitude, or 'suppression', of the CEOAE. The origin of this suppression is unclear, with diverse suggestions in the literature as to its nature and mechanism. This paper presents a simple model of the well-known compressive non-linearity of the CEOAE level function, based on a static amplitude non-linearity within each of a number of narrowband frequency channels. The response of the model to MLS stimulation demonstrates suppression broadly of the form and magnitude previously reported in experimental studies. Furthermore, the model exhibits the generation of additional non-linear components that have been speculated on in connection with CEOAE recordings using the MLS technique. It is concluded that the MLS suppression phenomenon is derived largely, if not entirely, from the static non-line...Continue Reading

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