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otoacoustic emissions  

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  • In addition to receiving and processing sound stimuli, the ear is capable of producing sounds too. First described by British physicist David Kemp in 1978, otoacoustic emissions (OAEs) are low-level sounds that are generated within the cochlea of the inner ear. [Source: Encyclopedia of Perception; Otoacoustic Emissions]

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