Influência da idade na atividade do trato olivococlear medial eferente sobre as propriedades mecânicas da cóclea em indivíduos ouvintes normais / Age influence in the activity of medial efferent olivocochlear tract upon mechanical properties of cochlea in normal hearing individuals
AUTOR(ES)
Jerusa Roberta Massola de Oliveira
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2007
RESUMO
Medial olivocochlear tract makes the efferent control of the outer hair cells, controlling the slow contractions and mitigating rapid contractions. Upon the appearance of techniques for the investigation of the amplitude of otoacoustic emissions with and without acoustic stimulation against, ipsi and bilaterally, it is now possible to stimulate clinically the physiologic conditions of this tract, once the resulting effect of reduction/suppression of otoacoustic emissions indicates its effective action. Aging brings a decrease of the activity of central auditory system, as a function of the degeneration of structures involved in auditory abilities. The loss of axon fibers and the decrease of myelin sheath in tract structures causes the loss of efficacy in its function. It was the objective of this study to assess the effect of aging in tract activity upon mechanical properties of cochlea, through the analysis of the amplitude of acoustic emissions with a contralateral acoustic stimulation. Casuistic comprised 75 both sex hearing individuals, grouped according to age. Methodology to capture otoacoustic emissions employed conventional means, with a linear click at a 60 dB NPS intensity and white sound, as a contralateral stimulus, at 60 dB NPS. The analysis of results considered the value of the response of the ears and the comparison of between age groups. Results show statistically significant differences between values for response of EO with and without a contralateral acoustic stimulation, in individuals between 20 to 39 years of age. The reduction/suppression effect of EOE-T decreases greatly with aging, around the fourth decade. It is concluded that aging impairs the efficacy of the activity of tract upon the cochlea.
ASSUNTO(S)
supressão emissões otoacústicas reduction otoacoustic emissions suppression envelhecimento vias auditivas aging redução auditory pathway
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