Contralateral Occlusion Test (COT): the effect of external ear canal occlusion with aging

ABSTRACT Purpose This study aimed to evaluate the effects of complete external ear canal occlusion on hearing thresholds with aging. The goal was to decide which tuning fork is more appropriate to use for the contralateral occlusion test (COT), in individuals of different ages. Methods Forty-two...

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Main Authors: Luís Roque Reis, Luís Castelhano, Filipe Correia, Pedro Escada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Fonoaudiologia 2019-04-01
Series:CoDAS
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2317-17822019000300301&lng=en&tlng=en