title: Effect of eye lateralization on contralateral suppression of transient evoked otoacoustic emissions.
abstract: Several studies have previously demonstrated that postural changes modify evoked otoacoustic emission. In order to evaluate a possible interaction between eye muscles and ciliated cells in the inner ear, we studied the effects of eye lateralization on the contralateral suppression of transient evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAEs). Thirty-eight normal hearing subjects with TEOAEs were recruited. Their TEAOEs at threshold level were recorded with contralateral suppression (white noise) via straight ahead fixation and right or left lateral fixation. Eye lateralization in the same direction of the white noise significantly decreased the suppression at 4 kHz (p = 0.003). The signal-to-noise ratio in the suppression condition with straight ahead was 1.54 (± 4.610) dB, while the ratio was 3.48 (± 4.631) dB in the suppression condition with gaze toward the white noise. Eye lateralization seems to reduce the contralateral suppression effect of TEOAEs at 4 kHz. However, further studies are necessary to investigate the possible mechanisms of this phenomenon.
authors: Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche Specialistiche, Università di Milano, Milan, Italy.
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authors: D
authors: Soi
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Brambilla
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authors: Comiotto
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Di Berardino
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authors: E
authors: Filipponi
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authors: Socci
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authors: Spreafico
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authors: Forti
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authors: Cesarani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005133:Eye Movements / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017084:Otoacoustic Emissions, Spontaneous / Q000502:physiology*; D055815:Young Adult