A METHOD FOR FORWARD AND INVERSE SOLUTIONS OF A 3-DIMENSIONAL MODEL OF THE COCHLEA

In this Letter a method is described for computing the response of a l inear three-dimensional classical model of the cochlea. The method can be applied when the geometry of the model lends itself to separation of variables, for instance, when the model has the shape of a homogene ous rectangular block or box. The method is an improvement over previo usly published computation methods, because it handles forward and ret rograde traveling waves symmetrically, and it can be used for forward as well as inverse solutions. Furthermore, the method can be extended to a time-domain solution. (C) 1998 Acoustical Society of America.