Cochlear potentials from the cat tympanic membrane

H. Sohmer*, M. Feinmesser

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Abstract

This study shows that cochlear potentials can be successfully recorded from the tympanic membrane of cats. It is the first time (to the best of our knowledge) that the cochlear action potential has been recorded from the tympanic membrane of any species and the first time that cochlear microphonic potentials have been recorded from the cat tympanic membrane. Control procedures (e.g. acoustic stimuli of non-electro-magnetic origin) have proven the cochlear source of these potentials. These results suggest the possibility of recording both cochlear microphonic and action potentials from the human tympanic membrane. We are presently continuing in this direction.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1191-1194
Number of pages4
JournalLife Sciences
Volume3
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1964

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