<prompt> Otoacoustic emissions arise from?Outer hair cellsInner hair cellsBothOrgan of corti  <response>: ANSWER: A Outer hair cellsREF: Dhingras ENT 4th edition page 29 Repeat from December 2009 Otoacoustic Emissions OAEsThey are low intensity sounds produced by outer hair cells of a normal cochlea and can be elicited by a very sensitive microphone placed in the external ear canal and an analysis by a computer. Sound produced by outer hair cells travels in a reverse direction:Outer hair cells -basilar membrane - perilymph - oval window - ossicles - tympanic membrane - ear canal, 