Noise-Induced Hearing Loss Scientific Advances
Exposure to loud noise continues to be one of the largest causes of hearing loss in the adult population, already affecting some 15 percent of Americans between the ages of 20 and 69. There have been a number of discoveries and advances that have increase
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Perspectives on Noise-Induced Hearing Loss ...................................... Colleen G. Le Prell and Donald Henderson
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Noise-Induced Hearing Loss: Scope of the Problem
The Public Health Significance of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss ........................................................................................... Peter M. Rabinowitz
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Noise-Induced Hearing Loss and Tinnitus: Challenges for the Military ................................................................... Marjorie A. M. Grantham
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Relationship Between Noise Exposure and Resulting Anatomical, Physiological, and Perceptual Changes in Hearing
The Use of Kurtosis Measurement in the Assessment of Potential Noise Trauma ..................................................................... Donald Henderson and Roger P. Hamernik
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Noise-Induced Structural Damage to the Cochlea.............................. Bohua Hu
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Neural Coding of Sound with Cochlear Damage ................................ Eric D. Young
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Suprathreshold Auditory Processing in Noise-Induced Hearing Loss ........................................................................................... Mini N. Shrivastav
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The Neurobiology of Noise-Induced Tinnitus ..................................... James A. Kaltenbach and Ryan Manz
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Genes That Influence Susceptibility to Noise-Induced Hearing Loss ........................................................................................... Tzy-Wen Gong and Margaret I. Lomax
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Effects of Early Noise Exposure on Subsequent Age-Related Changes in Hearing................................................................................ Eric C. Bielefeld
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Effects of Exposure to Chemicals on Noise-Induced Hearing Loss ........................................................................................... Thais C. Morata and Ann-Christin Johnson
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Susceptibility and Factors Contributing to NIHL
Protection and Repair
Hearing Protection Devices: Regulation, Current Trends, and Emerging Technologies .................................................................. John G. Casali
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Prevention of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss: Potential Therapeutic Agents................................................................ Colleen G. Le Prell and Jianxin Bao
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Frontiers in the Treatment of Hearing Loss ........................................ Tatsuya Yamasoba, Josef M. Miller, Mats Ulfendahl, and Richard A. Altschuler
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Index ................................................................................................................
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Contributors
Richard A. Altschuler Department of Otolaryngology and Department of Cell & Developmental Biology, Kresge Hearing Research Institute, 1150 West Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5616, USA [email protected] Jianxin Bao Department of Otolaryngology, Washington University, 4560 Clayton Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA [email protected] Eric C. Bielefe
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