Background Noise-induced hearing loss is one of the most common forms of sensorineural
hearing loss, is a major health problem, is largely preventable and is probably more …

The classic view of sensorineural hearing loss has been that the primary damage targets are
hair cells and that auditory nerve loss is typically secondary to hair cell degeneration …

Animal studies demonstrate that noise exposure can permanently damage the synapses
between inner hair cells and auditory nerve fibers, even when outer hair cells are intact and …

Animal studies suggest that cochlear nerve degeneration precedes sensory cell
degeneration in both noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) and age-related hearing loss …

Auditory perception is our main gateway to communication with others via speech and
music, and it also plays an important role in alerting and orienting us to new events. This …

The Sense of Hearing is a highly accessible introduction to auditory perception, addressing
the fundamental aspects of hearing. This fourth edition has been revised to include up-to …

This study tested hypothesized relationships between noise exposure and auditory deficits.
Both retrospective assessment of potential associations between noise exposure history and …

In rodents, exposure to high-level noise can destroy synapses between inner hair cells and
auditory nerve fibers, without causing hair cell loss or permanent threshold elevation. Such …

Recent animal research has shown that exposure to single episodes of intense noise
causes cochlear synaptopathy without affecting hearing thresholds. It has been suggested …

The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that listeners with frequent exposure to
loud music exhibit deficits in suprathreshold auditory performance consistent with cochlear …