Table 1

Different stimulus parameters used in literature for TBOAE measurement

Authors
Equipment
Stimuli frequency range (kHz)
Sound levels
Stimulus repetition rate
Number of sweeps
Analysis window (ms)

Hauser et al., 1991 [29]
ILO88
0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4,5,6
10–40 dB nHL above mean hearing threshold
50
/
2.5–20
Xu et al., 1994 [43]
ILO88 Version 3.92
1, 2, 3
75, 59 and 37 dB SPL
50
260
5.5–20.5
Liu et al., 1996 [9]
ILO 92
0.5, 1, 2, 4
64–72 dB SPL
/
260
20
Prieve et al., 1996 [7]
Custom-based equipment
0.5, 1, 2, 4
20–80 ppe SPL
40
1024
30
Chan & McPherson, 2000 [6]
ILO 88; Version 5
0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3
≈55, 65 and 75 dB peSPL
50
260
1 kHz = 4.5–20 ms; 2 kHz = 2.5–20 ms; 3 kHz = 1.5–20 ms.
Moulin, 2000 [44]
ILO 88; Version 5.5
0.75 – 6
65 – 68 dB pe SPL
40 (for the 750 & 880 Hz stimuli); 60 (for greater frequencies)
260
25 (for the 750 & 880 Hz stimuli); 15 (for greater frequencies)
Epstein & Florentine, 2005 [45]
Custom-based equipment
/
10–70 dB SPL
12.2
/
20.48 ms
McPherson et al. 2006 [11]
ILO 288 version 5.6
1, 2, 3
75 dB pe SPL
50
60 or 120
1 kHz = 4.5–20 ms; 2 kHz = 2.5–20 ms; 3 kHz = 1.5–20 ms.

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