Outer hair cell loss alone can account for the recruitment effect

Evidence

The effects described above assume ideal conditions. Actually, not all outer hair cells may be completely destroyed, giving only a small hearing loss. In other cases not only the outer haircells but also the inner haircells may be partially destroyed or impaired, so that effects additional to those described above have to be considered. However, it is interesting to see that the loss of outer haircells alone produces an effect that can describe, at least partly, the effect of recruitment. — Professor Dr.-Ing. Hugo Fastl, Professor Dr.-Ing. Eberhard, Psychoacoustics- Facts and Models, 1964

However, it is interesting to see that the loss of outer haircells alone produces an effect that can describe, at least partly, the effect of recruitment. — Professor Dr.-Ing. Hugo Fastl, Professor Dr.-Ing. Eberhard, Psychoacoustics- Facts and Models, 1964

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to earlier chapter material on cochlear model and outer/inner hair cell roles in cochlear amplification.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Professor Dr.-Ing. Hugo Fastl, Professor Dr.-Ing. Eberhard, Psychoacoustics- Facts and Models, 1964