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I am about to rent a car from Barcelona, to drive around the Costa Brava for 3 days. We are four (short, fit, slim) adults with a 21" rolling suitcase each. The less expensive cars are the Peugeot 107 or VW Polo, both of which are categorized as superminis - not a category we have in the US. (i used to have a Saab hatchback which was fine for us). Will we fit??
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Doesn't your rental company show you on its website the make of car on offer, plus a cartoon of how many people will fit in the car along with how many pieces of luggage (large or small)?
If not, go to AutoEurope and use their website.
But in the end, what do you mean by "less expensive"? Divide the total cost for a large car vs. a mini car by 3 days and 4 adults. Ask your travel partners if they would be happy in the back seat so long as it saves them XX per day. (or per hour). Personally, I'd rather spend $5 or $10 more per day and buy fewer postcards than feel squished every time I go from point A to point B.
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Lol, I wish! It's my three kids and it's all my cost.
The suitcase limits they show seem unreasonable as certain cars list 4 people but only 1 suitcase and a briefcase. Does that make sense?
i've been looking at Sixt.com
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Peugeot 107 or VW Polo would be two small for you. You can seat four adults, but the trunk room will be too small for the amount of luggage you have.
You need at least small medium, such as Seat Toledo, Opel Astra, VW Golf and Ford Focus. Saabs would be large medium, such as Opel Insignia, Ford Mondeo and VW Passat,
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The peugeot is teensy. No way it would hold your luggage. The polo is a bit bigger but not big enough for 4 adults and 4 suitcases. They are really two passenger cars - or 4 w/ next to no luggage.
And yes, most any rental website will explain how many passengers/how much luggage each class will accommodate. And if not, just google and you will get all the info you need about any car/model.
IMO you would need to go up 2 classes (at least)
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thanks, i finally broke down and called suto europe...
a supermini is like a smartcar: room for humans but not stuff (i always joke that that's what is smart - you can't shop because there's no room.
we need a compact. thank you for your help.
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cheryl_b, if you're looking not for a small car but for a good deal I would recommend to consider www.economycarrentals.com. Company is a broker and provide really good rates. I personally booked renal with them twice in Madrid (rental company Sixt.com) for 2 weeks each time, with a good experience. Please note, you'll have a full insurance coverage with some exceptions (read terms carefully).
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In the super minis back seats are for children or packages.
Not only won;t 4 adults be comfortable but there won't be enough room for luggage. Think something like a smart car - or very large sneaker.
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LOL, as i said before:
a smartcar: room for humans but not stuff. that's why it's smart, no room for shopping!
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I'd echo earlier comments and say you should go up at least two sizes for that much luggage. It took me nearly 90 minutes to pick up a rental car in Seville once. Because nearly every person in front of me had to change to a larger size vehicle. We had 4 adults and barely fit our luggage in a large sedan (granted I think at least 2 people had larger suitcases than the ones you describe).
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great advice, everyone. that's why we post!
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You should consider a VW Passat at the very least. Large trunk, great fuel economy and easy to drive and park. Anything smaller means you will have your luggage sitting on your lap, difficult when trying to drive.
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In the us you often see similar models to us the Europe.
Here is the list in Wiki of what is classed as a supermini.
Now you can compare like for like.
You would perhaps classify them as Subcompact cars
To get you over this complex issue of various sectors have a read of wiki's interpretation of it all
Looking at the list of cars they have and without knowing dates etc i would suggest you go for
Opel Insignia but luggage could be tight.
Peugeot Partner might be better but you may not be able to cover your luggage. This will be fine if you are driving from one hotel to another and dropping off luggage then using the car for trips the rest of teh day.
The others will be too small for your luggage. Others are pricey!
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Sorry should ask I hope you can drive shift?
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Try Hertz website to compare cars and prices.
This is their spanish website.
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thanks ribeirasacra! i can. if only i could teach my kids so i'm not always the only one driving, but i have an automatic. i well remember landing in costa rica and after watching the taxi driver shifting as a refresher course for ten minutes, found myself literally relearning as i was driving up the arenal volcano - in the fog...or the time i got lost trying to get back to perugia from the airport in rome...lol...plenty of stick shift adventures.
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>>>You need at least small medium, such as Seat Toledo, Opel Astra<<<
Iffy at best. I once crammed 5 into an Astra for a trip to the Athens airport when the gas stations were closed and no taxis were running... 2 people had bags on their laps in the back seat and the front passenger had 3 laptop bags in his lap. We also had to removed the cover over the rear htach. You really do need something bigger... as suggested a Passat size car or larger.
Bear in mind the rental desk will often try to foist something else on you.... in Nice they wanted me to take a Suzuki SX4 rebadged as a Fiat instead of the Passat size I had reserved. There was no way our luggage would have fit the trunk of the Fiat. No way was I taking it and I knew they had a Passat as the car cleaning guy had showed me one! Back to the desk and a big argument ensued which I won based on a phone call to AutoEurope through whom I had booked. Call them... they have an 800 number and will know what size car you will need!
If you want to look up unfamiliar European car models try http://parkers.co.uk. They even have photos of the load spaces of most cars and minivans.
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With 4 you want a mid-size---maybe a wagon as well.
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mini = small
super = VERY
super-mini = too small for four people plus bags
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We did 3 in a supermini Renault Clio, and we could have fit 4. In my opinion, these are well designed and can fit what the rental websites suggest. One thing to consider is travel. We had difficulty getting the luggage back cover to cover 3 22 in carryons so anymore means leaving it in the interior which would be a temptation for crooks.
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I take it comfort wasn't an issue with your supermini Renault Clio, so it must have been the cost. It's a decent city car, easy to park, but I would never get out on a highway with such a beast.
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"the Peugeot 107 or VW Polo, both of which are categorized as super minis - not a category we have in the US" They are not available in the US because they have yet to meet the safety requirement, although the Polo might show up in the near future if the price is right It's close in size to the Fiat 500. The trunk on the Polo is large enough for a small carry-on, but hardly anything else, and not meant for touring.
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I'd be more concerned of safety and accident protection than the price if you are, as Robert says, going out on the highway.
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GREAT comments. clearly, it's a sedan for us.
while we're on the subject - i've read varying reports on just how difficult the drive is from Figueres to Cadaques. how daunting is it? should we just take a bus? is there a ferry from Roses? it looks like our base will be in Girona.
ParisAmsterdam - the last time we were in europe we went to...yup, paris and amsterdam
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The drive isn't difficult but the road is narrow, twisting and often with little protection other than sporadic barriers. If you take steady, you should be fine. Buses use it as well. There are several boats that take passengers along the coast but not cars.
See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rJ_mbVX2pQ
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>>>ParisAmsterdam - the last time we were in europe we went to...yup, paris and amsterdam<<<
Hoping to get to them both again soon but moving house in 10 days and I'll most likely be too tired for a vacation! LOL
Have a fun trip to Spain!
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take it comfort wasn't an issue with your supermini Renault Clio, so it must have been the cost. It's a decent city car, easy to park, but I would never get out on a highway with such a beast.<<
I am a high end luxury car owner and found the Clio more than acceptable for comfort, and the manual transmission provided reasonable highway acceleration.
Picked it for the unlimited mile rental & w/70 MPG(diesel) as I drove it everywhere
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"I am a high end luxury car owner" Really? Interesting! Yes, you see Clios all over the place, because they are reasonably priced, but still not suitable for a good road trip. And they only come with a manual transmission.
We typically average about 50 MPG in the Audi A4 2.0 Turbo Diesel or VW Passat and don't have to worry about not being seen by that trucker bearing down on you at 110+ KPH.
The only Clio that will average 70 MPG (Fuel Consumption Imperial) is the dCi 90, the least powerful engine in the fleet. The Fuel Consumption in US Gallons is only 58 MPG, hardly an improvement over a larger, more powerful and much more comfortable road car.
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Robert, when I go to the theme park and ride the bumper cars, I dont ask for a special one. I drive one that they commonly use especially when its only 1/3rd the cost of a car of what Americans normally drive. Believe me, I was worried about the car because it was $1200 less than the simple Volvo s80 they offered. However, I was pleaed with the Clio. It was fine, and at $9 a gallon, the MPG was great because I saved several hundred dollars in gas too
btw-Im good with a manual, I can easily squeeze out 5-10 MPG more than amateurs
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The Volvo S80 and Clio are not even in the same realm. Of course the cost of the Clio is far less than a luxury car. What an odd statement, which brings up some serious questions. I think maybe you should stick with the bumper cars.
The Clio dCi 90, by the way, uses diesel, and the price of diesel in France today is roughly € 1.39/liter, or $5.28/gallon. Not bad at all. The price last year was slightly higher, about $6.84/gallon, so at $9/gallon, I have no idea where you where driving.
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107 is a city car so is effectively a 2+2 where the +2 is for emegency use only, Polo is a supermini in the same group as Fiesta, Clios, 208s & Corsas. Next size is family - typically VW Golf
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What does it matter? You are only driving the car for a few days out of a life time.
All the OP wanted to know was a super mini a good car for their needs. The answer was no.
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US Dollar is a lot stronger now then a few years ago, and the 9(after conversion) was Netherlands(Spain was less). Still, even at $6 (plus conversion costs) I might still do a Clio again
Funny how I complained about gas then but airfare was 35% less than today...go figure
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you guys (and i do mean the guys!) crack me up...
thanks again!
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Actually most of the tips above are not correct. A supermini is a bigger mini, closer to a medium sized hatchback. For example Ford Fiesta 1.4 CRDi is a super mini. It's ok for 4 people + decent luggage. Hyundai I20 is also a super mini.
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I rented a VW Golf via AutoEurope. they had the most convenient location to our apartment in barcelona and matched the competitors price for the same car. considering the good things i've heard about their service in a jam, i went with them. thanks everyone...
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Since IIRC you won't be hauling luggage you should enjoy the VW... especially if it's a TDI.
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Patient : I would to ask about the result of my ultrasound and its significant.I'm 47 years old ,last jan.2014 i did not have my period,when february came I did have my period but minimal only ,it cant even soak a panty shield I did the ultrasound of my whole abdomen,the result was at the right ovary an anechoic lession was noted in the right ovary measuring 2.8 cm.impression was ovarian cyst,right probably physiologic.my doctor then ask me to tske yaz pills for 3 months after which i did my trans vsginal ultrasound the result was the uterus is anteverted with smooth contour and heterogenous echopattern measuring 8.2x4.3x4.3cm cervix measurex 2.8x2.6x3.5 cm 2 circumscribed masses was seen M1 hypoechoic,postrerior,midcorpus,intramural measuring 1.1x0.9cm M2 hyperechoic,posterior,midcorpus,intramural with subnucour component measuring 1.1x0.8 calcified.impression myoma uteri(2) normal ovaries.after taking the pills my menstration is normal again.last week i did my whole abdomen ultrasound again the result was the uterus is normal in size with 3 solid nodules within each measuring 1.3x1.0cm with calcification intramural ,2.2x2.1cm intramural without calcification.and 2.4x1.5 cm subserous without calcification,the endometrial stripe is intact with thickness of 0.5cm both ovaries are not identified.no adnexal mass seen,impression solid uterne masses.myoma is considered,intramural subserous.normal adnexa
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Young Asa Povey proved that you don't have to spend years on the bank or have all the latest tackle to catch big barbel by breaking his duck for the species with this huge 15lb 2oz specimen.
The 11-year-old, from Reading, was fishing a short afternoon session on a club-owned stretch of his local River Kennet with his father Lee when he caught the stunning new personal best on the simplest of tactics.
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"Before this latest session I'd seen barbel a few times before when walking along the river, but never caught one. My dad had always said how well they fight, so it became a goal of mine to bank a barbel," said Asa.
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Asa's dad Lee revealed how it is thanks to his son that he is back fishing again after a break from the sport, and also how a change of bait led to a change in fortunes for the pair.
"I haven't been fishing for years, but Asa is the one who's getting me back into it because he's so enthusiastic and a great little angler," said Lee.
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Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
Print version ISSN 1808-8694
Braz. j. otorhinolaryngol. (Impr.) vol.76 no.5 São Paulo Sept./Oct. 2010
Acoustic radiation effects on bone conduction threshold measurement
Renata das Merces Bastos de MatosI; Silvania de Paula ValleII; Anna Marcella Neves DiasIII; Teresa Maria Momensohn dos SantosIV; Isabel Cristina Gonçalves LeiteV
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Acoustic radiation is the sound energy escape from a bone vibrator that may be detected by air conduction mechanisms. The presence of acoustic radiation may result in an unreal bone conduction threshold, promoting an unreal air/bone gap in the high frequencies.
AIM: aim to analyze the acoustic radiation effect on the extension of air/bone gap at 2,000, 3,000 and 4,000 Hz.
MATERIALS AND METHOD: our clinical and experimental study had a sample of 101 individuals, who matched inclusion criteria: to have an air/bone gap higher than 10 dB in the frequencies of 2,000; 3,000 and 4,000 Hz. All of them had their bone conduction threshold measured in two conditions: open ear canal and closed ear canal.
RESULTS: we found that major differences between the two conditions evaluated occurred at the 4,000 Hz; data analysis showed significant difference in the extension for the air/bone gap; analysis of the number of cases of mixed hearing loss that changed to sensorineural was significant too.
CONCLUSION: These studies concluded that when the MAE is occluded, the acoustic radiation phenomenon is controlled or avoided, enabling bone measures at the frequencies of 3,000 and 4,000Hz to be more accurate.
Keywords: radiation, audiometry, pure-tone, bone conduction.
Speech and hearing therapists are professionals who study hearing, its mechanisms, the way through which the auditory system processes sounds and also the procedures used to evaluate its disorders. Audiometric tests, or threshold tonal audiometry, are considered the most basic test to assess hearing. Based on the measures of hearing thresholds obtained from air and bone conductions, it is possible to establish the first topodiagnosis in audiology. Therefore, the examiner must have full control over artifacts or errors which can compromise the accuracy and reliability of these measures. The examiner is responsible for knowing the strategies which will help him/her obtain such results.
The literature on bone conduction measures presents studies associated with: the technical limits of the bone vibrator; the pressure and placement of the vibrator on the mastoid; use of masking; the influence of the middle ear diseases and the phenomena of occlusion and acoustic radiation. Practice in clinical audiology leads us to question to what extent the results from the bone conduction assessment of an individual is true or if it is the product of interference of actions or facts which occur during audiometry.1
One clinical concern regarding bone conduction audiometry is the effect of radiation on the acoustic energy emitted by the bone vibrator to the external ear canal. This signal, now transmitted through air conduction, can be sufficiently intense in order to serve as an additional clue to patients when they answer to stimuli presented on the bone pathway. The bone thresholds of this patient can be corrupted, appearing to be better than they really are. Such finding would produce invalid air-bone gaps, especially in the higher frequencies. The interpretation of this audiometric test can also be compromised.2
The possibility of hearing the acoustic stimuli irradiated by the bone vibrator, also through air conduction, because of the transmission of its energy to inside the external ear canal has been discusses by many authors.3-7
A normal-hearing individual hears through the acoustic radiation of a bone vibrator at a level which is subjectively more intense than the energy produced by the vibrator. When this phenomenon happens, the bone conduction measure will seem better than expected and a false acoustic gap will be recorded. The size of this gap will correspond to the amount of acoustic radiation present.5
A study measured the acoustic radiation at different frequencies and with different bone vibrators (Radioear B-71, B-72, and B-70A BC) in an artificial mastoid. Bell et al. (1980), Shipton et al. (1980), and Frank & Holmes (1981) measured the acoustic radiation at the entry point of the human external ear canal (EEC) using RadioEar bone vibrators placed on the mastoid. All these studies showed that the maximum acoustic radiation happened at 4000 Hz, especially when using RadioEar, B-71 and B-72 bone vibrators.8,9
The sound pressure level (SPL) was measured on the EEC for the frequencies of 2000 and 4000 Hz, in 50 individuals. The bone vibrator (RadioEar B-71) was positioned on the mastoid and on the forehead. A probe microphone was placed on the EEC, contralateral to the stimulated mastoid. They found clinically significant airbone gaps (higher than 10dB) because of the acoustic radiation and it was clearer on the 4,000 Hz frequency.2
In a recent study the authors reported the influence of the ear plug on bone threshold measures at 2,000; 3,000 and 4,000 Hz with the RADIOEAR B-71 bone vibrator. The bone threshold was established on 36 ears with the EEC open and EEC occluded (ear plug on). This study proved the phenomenon of the acoustic radiation on the frequencies of 2, 3 and 4 kHz when the bone conduction was evaluated, especially at 3 kHz, in 70% of the cases.10
The acoustic radiation effect was investigated in 148 individuals with mixed hearing loss (mean age of 44.7 years) by means of air and bone tonal audiometry. The bone conduction thresholds for the frequencies of 2,000; 3,000 and 4,000 Hz, were obtained in two different situations: open EEC and closed EEC (the patient occluded the ear canal with his own index finger). The authors observed that on the latter situation, the air/bone gap changed in many of the individuals, which altered the interpretation of the results from the mixed to the sensorineural type.11
As we find an air/bone gap higher than 10 dB, in patients with a history of inner ear disease, it is important to redo the measure occluding the EEC. Working with occupational health, the authors have found many audiometric exams with air/bone gaps higher than 10 dB on the frequencies of 3,000 and 4,000 Hz. How can one explain such gap in a presentation which cause usually generates a sensorineural hearing loss? How can we interpret such result?12
The goal of the present study was to assess the effects of this acoustic radiation on the air/bone gap magnitude on the frequencies of 2,000; 3,000 and 4,000 Hz.
This study was exploratory, descriptive, and aimed at checking the interference of acoustic radiation on the bone conduction tonal threshold audiometry in the frequencies of 2,000; 3,000 and 4,000 Hz.
Data collection was carried out in a clinic in Juiz de Fora - MG, from January through February of 2009, after approval from the Ethics in Research Committee (SISNEP # 112/ 08). All the patients signed the Informed Consent Form (Attachment A) in order to participate in the study.
The sample was made up of 101 individuals, 11 ears from females and 130 ears from males, with age ranging between 20 and 70 years (mean of 44.7 years, SD 12.3 years). We selected those participants who met the following inclusion criteria: no external ear canal obstruction or foreign body and air/bone gap higher than 10 dB on the frequencies of 2,000; 3,000 and/or 4,000 Hz. We took off the study those individuals who did not have air conduction response on the frequencies of 2,000; 3,000 and 4,000 Hz and normal ears.
All the participants were submitted to: interview, external ear canal inspection, air conduction threshold tonal audiometry with supra-aural phones and bone conduction threshold tonal audiometry with the RadioEar B-71 bone vibrator. We used the AMPLAID A137 clinical audiometer calibrated according to the ISO R 389/ANSI S 3.6-1996/ISO 7566/ ANSI S 3.43-1992 standards. All the tests were carried out in a sound-treated booth.
All the participants who had a gap between the air and bone conduction thresholds in the frequencies of 2,000; 3,000 and 4,000 Hz, had the bone conduction thresholds reassessed with the occlusion of the external ear canal under test with the patient's own index finger.
The data collected were stored in the Microsoft Excel 2007®software, in a spreadsheet with: gender, age, air conduction threshold for the following frequencies: 250; 500; 1,000; 2,000; 3,000; 4,000; 6,000; 8,000 Hz from both ears; bone conduction threshold in the frequencies of 500; 1,000; 2,000; 3,000; 4,000 Hz from both ears with the EEC open and bone conduction threshold for the frequencies of 2,000; 3,000; 4,000 Hz for both ears with the EEC occluded.
The Data collected were submitted to a descriptive statistical analysis, with values for the mean, standard deviation, median, minimum and maximum and also the analysis of the differences between the two conditions evaluated - open EEC and closed EEC, in order to establish the level of significance. In order to compare the frequencies between the groups we used the chi-square (c2) with a 5% significance level.
We used the SPSS 8.0 software.
Table 1 depicts the descriptive analysis of the gap values found in the two situations (open external ear canal x closed external ear canal), for the frequencies evaluated (2,000; 3,000 and 4,000 Hz).
In Charts 1, 2 and 3 it is possible to see the results from the crossed plotting between the number of ears in which air/bone gap changed between the two situations: open EEC and closed EEC.
Chart 1. We notice that in 2,000 Hz there were no changes in the air-bone gap values of the ears investigated.
Chart 2. In the frequency of 3,000 Hz it was possible to notice that with the change in the air-bone gap values, 7 ears which tests had been interpreted as mixed type became sensorineural hearing loss.
Chart 3. In the 4000 Hz frequency, the number of ears changing classification as to the type of hearing loss was 45, in other words, in 45 individuals the audiometric test had been interpreted as mixed, when, in fact these individuals had sensorineural hearing loss.
We found a statistically significant difference in the frequency of status change (mixed x sensorineural) for the acoustic radiation phenomenon (p<0.001), nonetheless there was no age-wise difference (<45 or >=45 years) for the right ear (p=0.61) as well as for the left ear (p=0.47).
We also noticed a statistically significant difference between the presence and the absence of differences between the closed and open bone conduction and the frequencies in which the acoustic radiation happened (p<0.001).
As to the comparison done through the bone conduction of the open and closed EEC at 2,000 Hz, there was no statistically significant difference (Table 1). This result differed from those by Cili (2008) and from those by Momensohn-Santos et al. (2008), who found differences, showing that there was a worsening in the bone conduction threshold. However, there was a statistically significant difference in the frequencies of 3,000 and 4,000 Hz, as it happened in the studies led by Cili (2008), Momensohn-Santos et al. (2008). Such findings confirmed the presence of acoustic radiation in the high frequencies as suggested by Dirks and Malmquist, (1969); Tonndorf (1972); Lightfoot (1979), Bell et al. (1980), Shipton et al. (1980), Frank & Holmes (1981) and Silman & Silverman (1991).
The findings presented on Charts 1, 2 and 3 show that, with the occlusion of the EEC, it is possible to avoid the acoustic radiation phenomenon, since there was a worsening in the bone threshold when the EEC was occluded. These findings prove that the energy escape from the bone vibrator could not reach the cochlea because the EEC was blocked, as suggested by Silman & Silverman (1997).
With such procedure, it was possible to identify numerous exams which could have been interpreted as mixed, and were actually, sensorineural.
Silman & Silverman (1997) commented that among the factors which produced artifacts on the bone vibration results is the effect of acoustic radiation.
The Findings from this study proved that when the EEC is occluded, the acoustic radiation phenomenon is controlled or avoided, enabling more accurate bone conduction measures in the frequencies of 3,000 and 4,000 Hz.
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Paper submitted to the BJORL-SGP (Publishing Management System - Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology) on August 11, 2009; and accepted on December 15, 2010. cod. 6774
Paper submitted to the BJORL-SGP (Publishing Management System - Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology) on August 11, 2009; and accepted on December 15, 2010. cod. 6774