Figure 1.
Dual effects of salicylate on distortion product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE) in measurement in vivo. (A) Acute inhibition of salicylate on DPOAE. The distortion product of 2f1 − f2 was measured at f0 = 3 kHz, f1/f2 = 1.2, L1/L2 = 55/50 dB SPL. A vertical arrow indicates a salicylate injection. Salicylate reversibly inhibited acoustic emissions. The DPOAE recovered after 8 h. Inset: The spectrum of recorded acoustic response to two-tone stimuli. The noise floor level was less than −15 dB SPL. (B) Increase in acoustic emission in long-term administration of salicylate. Asterisks indicate p < 0.01 (ANOVA).