Cochlear maturation and otoacoustic emissions in preterm infants: a time-frequency approach

G. Tognola1, P. Ravazzani1, A. Parazzini1, F. Grandori1
1CNR Center of Biomedical Engineering, Polytechnic of Milano, Milan, Italy

Tóm tắt

Click-evoked otoacoustic emissions (CEOAEs) from preterm infants were analyzed to characterize developmental changes of cochlear active mechanisms. Due to their strong time-varying properties, CEOAEs were studied with the wavelet transform. Results obtained in our study give a clear indication that time-frequency characteristics of CEOAEs are not fully developed in preterm babies and reach the complete maturation at about 38 wks post-conception. Also, in agreement with previous physiological and behavioral findings, our results show that the maturation of cochlear active mechanisms is not the same along the cochlear partition but exhibits a spatial gradient proceeding from base to apex.

Từ khóa

#Pediatrics #Time frequency analysis #Wavelet transforms #Wavelet analysis #Biomedical engineering #Delay #Ear #Wavelet domain #Acoustic emission #Acoustic waves

Tài liệu tham khảo

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