Hearing Physiology Perry C. Hanavan, AuD
Selective Enhancements: Outer Ear
Middle Ear Impedance Mismatch AREA RATIO Area of the tympanic membrane much larger than round window (25 dB) LEVER RATIO Length of long arm of malleus much longer than long arm of incus (2 dB) BUCKLING ACTION Force transmitted from center of tympanic membrane (i.e., TM doesn't move as plate) (4-6 dB)
OHC Vs. IHC
Traveling Wave
Human Tonotopic Organization
Narrow Tuning of Auditory Neuron
Dual Stream Model of Auditory Processing (Hickock and Poeppel)
Physiology of Hearing?