Short-term buildup of contralateral olivocochlear emission suppression and its effect on the words-in-noise test

Key Points

• The study aims to investigate the role of medial olivocochlear activity in listening strategies within noisy environments.
• Examined contralateral olivocochlear emission suppression
• Assessed performance on the words-in-noise test
• Evaluated the relationship between suppression magnitude and psychometric slope
• Identified a time-dependent buildup of medial olivocochlear activity
• Stronger efferent function correlates with better performance in noise
• Psychometric slope shows a significant relationship with suppression magnitude