Dramatic results from recent animal experiments show that noise exposure can cause a
selective loss of high-threshold auditory nerve fibers without affecting absolute sensitivity …

Joris, PX, CE Schreiner, and A. Rees. Neural Processing of Amplitude-Modulated Sounds.
Physiol Rev 84: 541–577, 2004; 10.1152/physrev. 00029.2003.—Amplitude modulation …

The classic view of sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is that the “primary” targets are hair
cells, and that cochlear-nerve loss is “secondary” to hair cell degeneration. Our recent work …

A computational model of auditory analysis is described that is inspired by psychoacoustical
and neurophysiological findings in early and central stages of the auditory system. The …

A phenomenological model of the auditory periphery in cats was previously developed by
Zilany and colleagues [J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 126, 2390–2412 (2009)] to examine the detailed …

Clinical audiometry has long focused on determining the detection thresholds for pure tones,
which depend on intact cochlear mechanics and hair cell function. Yet many listeners with …

Evidence from animal and human studies suggests that moderate acoustic exposure,
causing only transient threshold elevation, can nonetheless cause “hidden hearing loss” that …

Many listeners with hearing thresholds within the clinically normal range nonetheless
complain of difficulty hearing in everyday settings and understanding speech in noise …

People with sensorineural hearing loss have difficulty understanding speech, especially
when background sounds are present. A reduction in the ability to resolve the frequency …

The external ear or pinna (auricle) collects sound, which passes along the external auditory
canal to the eardrum (tympanic membrane)(Fig. 2.1). The middle ear (tympanum) is a cavity …