“…To solve this problem, high-speed digital holographic (HDH) methods were developed to measure the TM motions produced by brief acoustic transients (click response with duration of <5 ms). 17,26,29,30 The TM's responses to such brief broadband excitations (0.2 to 22 kHz) are rapid enough that they are little affected by slow in vivo physiological motions (<20 Hz), 17,26,30,31 and recording at high sampling rates (>40 kHz) provides broadband information about the TM's responses. Preliminary results on live animals show the applicability of the HDH as a quantitative full-field vibrometry tool to study TM mechanics in live ears for hearing research and the diagnosis of middle-ear disorders.…”