Advanced search
Publication Cover
Acta Oto-Laryngologica Volume 126, 2006 - Issue 9
Submit an article Journal homepage
100
Views
5
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Bone-conducted auditory brainstem-evoked responses and skull vibratory velocity measurement in rats at frequencies of 0.5–30 kHz with a new giant magnetostrictive bone conduction transducer

Yuki Sakai Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Shotaro Karino Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
&
Kimitaka Kaga Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Pages 926-933 | Received 27 Aug 2005, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

References

  • Dillon H. Bone conductors. Hearing aids. Boomerang Press, Sydney 2001; 44–5
  • Dirks DD, Kamm C. Bone-vibrator measurements physical characteristics and behavioral thresholds. J Speech Hear Res 1975; 18: 242–60
  • Arlinger SD, Kylen P, Hellqvist H. Skull distortion of bone conducted signals. Acta Otolaryngol (Stockh) 1978; 85: 318–23
  • Hakansson BEV. The balanced electromagnetic separation transducer: a new bone conduction transducer. J Acoust Soc Am 2002; 113: 818–25
  • British Standard. The specification for an artificial mastoid. 1975: BS 4009.
  • Bruel and Kajaer. Artificial Mastoid-type 4930. 1992: Product data.
  • Zheng CM, Ito S, Hirokawa J, Murata K. Frequency thresholds of rat cochlear nerve fibers. Jpn J Physiol 1992; 42: 459–72
  • Clark AE. Magnetostrictive rare earth-Fe2 compuonds. Ferromagnetic materials. North-Holland, Amsterdam 1980; 1: 531–89
  • Engdahl G. Device application examples. Handbook of giant magnetostrictive materials. Academic Press, San Diego 2000; 287–322
  • Geal-Dor M, Freeman S, Li G, Sohmer H. Development of hearing in neonatal rats: air and bone conducted ABR thresholds. Hear Res 1993; 69: 236–42
  • Freeman S, Sichel JY, Sohmer H. Bone conduction experiments in animals – evidence for a non-osseous mechanism. Hear Res 2000; 146: 72–80
  • Jones TA, Horowitz JM. Bone-conducted auditory stimulation in unrestrained, unanesthetized animals. J Neurosci Methods 1983; 7: 261–7
  • IEC 60373, 2nd edn. Mechanical coupler for measurements on bone vibrators. 1990 International Standard.
  • ISO 389-3, 1st edn. Acoustics – Reference zero for the calibration of audiometric equipment – Part 3: Reference equivalent threshold force levels for pure tones and bone vibrators. 1994 International Standard.
  • ISO 389-7, Acoustics – Reference zero for the calibration of audiometric equipment – Part 7: Reference threshold of hearing free-field and diffuse-field conditions. 1996 International Standard.
  • Javel E, Grant IL, Kroll K. In vivo characterization of piezoelectric transducers for implantable hearing aids. Otol Neurotol 2003; 24: 784–95
  • Oticon International A/S. Bone conductor 10452. 1996: Technical data.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Order Reprints Request Corporate Permissions

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

Request Academic Permissions

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.