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Developments In Opto-Electronic Holography (Oeh) For Measurement Of Sound-Induced Eardrum Motion, Ivo Dobrev, Jeffrey Tao Cheng, Morteza Khaleghi, Jérémie Guignard, Michael E. Ravicz, John J. Rosowski, Cosme Furlong

Ivo Dobrev

Prior to 2009 the data available to characterize the function of the mammalian eardrum was rather limited and consisted of time-averaged holograms gathered 30 to 40 years previously or laser-vibrometer measurements usually made with low spatial density or over small regions of the eardrum. These few measurements could be compared to the plethora of Finite-Element models of eardrum and middle ear function. More recently, a collaboration between an optics group at the Center for Holographic Studies and Laser micro-mechaTronics at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester MA and physiologists and acousticians at the Eaton-Peabody Laboratory at the Massachusetts Eye and …

Full-Field Vibrometry By High-Speed Digital Holography For Middle-Ear Mechanics, Ivo Dobrev

Ivo Dobrev

Hearing loss affects approximately 1 in 10 people in the world and this percentage is increasing every year. Some of the most common courses for hearing loss are disorders of the human tympanic membrane (TM or eardrum) and middle-ear. Early detection and diagnosis of hearing loss as well as research and understanding of the hearing process depend on medical and research tools for quantification of the hearing capabilities, including the function of the human TM in the complex acoustic-mechanical transformation of environmental sounds into vibrations of the middle- and the inner-ear. Current ear exams are assessing the state of the …

Full-Field Vibrometry By High-Speed Digital Holography For Middle-Ear Mechanics, Ivo Dobrev

Ivo Dobrev

Hearing loss affects approximately 1 in 10 people in the world and this percentage is increasing every year. Some of the most common courses for hearing loss are disorders of the human tympanic membrane (TM or eardrum) and middle-ear. Early detection and diagnosis of hearing loss as well as research and understanding of the hearing process depend on medical and research tools for quantification of the hearing capabilities, including the function of the human TM in the complex acoustic-mechanical transformation of environmental sounds into vibrations of the middle- and the inner-ear.

Current ear exams are assessing the state of the …

High-Speed Digital Holographic Methods To Characterize The Transient Acousto-Mechanical Response Of Human Tm, I Dobrev, C Furlong, J T. Cheng, J J. Rosowski

Ivo Dobrev

Human hearing relies on a delicate sequence of energy transformations from the sound waves in the outer-ear, through mechanical vibrations in the middle-ear, to pressure waves of the fluid in the inner-ear. The investigation of hearing process requires the study of the function of the tympanic membrane (TM) in the energy transformation at the interface of the outer and middle-ear. The investigation of this process requires tools to quantify the acousto-mechanical response of the TM while overcoming the challenges associated with its dimensions, confined location, and the high temporal and spatial complexity of its nanometer scale motions that also relate …