Definition of "otoacoustic" [otoacoustic]

• Of or pertaining to sounds generated by the inner ear. (adjective)

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• "Also, when stimulated, the outer hair cells produce very soft sounds called otoacoustic emissions OAEs, which are used for newborn hearing screening."
• "The technology uses extremely faint sounds that are produced inside the human ear called otoacoustic emissions."
• "These are real sounds (known as otoacoustic emissions) created, not just received, by our ears."