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Original Article

A Quantitative Study of the Effect of the Acoustic Stapedius Reflex on Sound transmission Through the Middle Ear of Man

Pages 461-472 | Received 20 Mar 1968, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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B. A. Stach, J. F. Jerger & H. A. Jenkins. (1984) The Human Acoustic Tensor Tympani Reflex A Case Report. Scandinavian Audiology 13:2, pages 93-99.
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Jaclyn B. Spitzer, Ira M. Ventry & Jo Ann Nicholas. (1978) The contribution of the acoustic reflex to the ascending-descending most comfortable loudness gap. Audiology 17:3, pages 271-280.
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J.-E. Zakrisson, E. Borg, H. Diamant & A. R. Ivteller. (1975) Auditory Fatigue in Patients with Stapedius Muscle Paralysis. Acta Oto-Laryngologica 79:3-6, pages 228-232.
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J. E. Zakrisson. (1975) The Role of the Stapedius Reflex in Poststimulatory Auditory Fatigue. Acta Oto-Laryngologica 79:1-2, pages 1-10.
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J.-E. Zakrisson, E. Borg & S. Blom. (1974) The Acoustic Impedance Change as a Measure of Stapedius Muscle Activity in Man A Methodological Study with Electromyography. Acta Oto-Laryngologica 78:1-6, pages 357-364.
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G. Djupesland, A. Sundby & G. Flottorp. (1973) Temporal Summation In The Acoustic Stapedius Reflex Mechanism. Acta Oto-Laryngologica 76:1-6, pages 305-312.
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M. Spencer Harrison & R. Leeming. (1971) Preservation of the Stapedius Tendon in Surgery of the Stapes. British Journal of Audiology 5:3, pages 78-84.
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