Re: Quick IHC question (David Mountain )


Subject: Re: Quick IHC question
From:    David Mountain  <dcm(at)ENGC.BU.EDU>
Date:    Mon, 21 May 2001 12:43:50 -0400

There is no simple answer because the phase of the IHC response with respect to tympanic membrane pressure depends on frequency, sound level and IHC location. -------------------------------------------------------------------- David C. Mountain, Ph.D. Professor of Biomedical Engineering Boston University 44 Cummington St. Boston, MA 02215 Email: dcm(at)bu.edu Website: http://earlab.bu.edu/dcm/ Phone: (617) 353-4343 FAX: (617) 353-6766 Office: ERB 413 On Mon, 21 May 2001, Thomas Ulrich Christiansen wrote: > Text books say that IHC are "sensitive to shearing in one direction". > > My question is: Which direction does this correspond to in terms of pressure > at the tympanic membrane? > > A. Positive sound pressure > B. Negative sound pressure > C. This is not known > D. The question is irrelevant > > > Thanks > > -thomas > > > -------------------------- > Thomas Ulrich Christiansen, > Oersted*DTU, Acoustic Technology, > Building 352, Technical University of Denmark > DK-2800 Lyngby, Denmark > Phone +45 4525 3968 (office), +45 4525 3930 (department) > Fax +45 4588 0577 > e-mail: tuc(at)oersted.dtu.dk > Web: www.dat.dtu.dk/~tuc >


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