Electrocochleography

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Contents 1 Indications 2 Procedure 3 More General Terms 4 References

Indications

• hearing impairment due to

• Meniere's disease
• endolymphatic hydrops
• auditory neuropathy

• intraoperative monitoring of auditory pathways

• neurosurgery on brainstem or cerebellum

Procedure

• recording stimulus-related responses or electrical potentials of the inner ear & auditory nerve

• cochlear microphonics ( organ of Corti)
• summating potentials ( organ of Corti)
• action potential ( auditory nerve)

More General Terms

• hearing evaluation

References

1. Wikipedia: Electrocochleography [1]

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