presence of otoacoustic emissions in profoundly deaf child (fwd)

[Jeff Sirianni]

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Date: Tue, 12 Sep 1995 13:38:39 -0500 (CDT)
From: Allison M. Scott <ascott at mail.coin.missouri.edu>
To: sirianni at uts.cc.utexas.edu
Subject: presence of otoacoustic emissions in profoundly deaf child

	I recently learned about a 16-month-old girl who was unresponsive 
to sounds during behavioral testing and whose ABR only had a recordable 
wave I at high intensity levels.  Even though she is profoundly deaf she 
has recordable otoacoustic emissions.  This suggests that her cochlea is 
normal and the problem lies within the central auditory system.  A 
tactaid seems to be the only type of assistive device that may aid her in 
developing an awareness of sounds.
	Has anybody else heard of a similar case?  Are there any other 
devices that may aid this girl in developing sound awareness?  Could a 
cochlea with measurable OAEs be abnormal?