Exposure to hazardous noise is one of the most common occupational risks, both in the US
and worldwide. Repeated overexposure to noise at or above 85 dBA can cause permanent …

High sound levels capable of permanently damaging the ear are experienced not only in
factories and war zones but in concert halls, nightclubs, sports stadiums, and many other …

Test results and management data are summarized for 260 patients with diagnoses of
Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder (ANSD). Hearing aids were tried in 85 of these …

Maintaining the strong pedagogy, abundant student-friendly examples, and engaging
conversational style of the previous editions, the sixth edition of this introductory textbook …

Auditory brainstem responses (ABRs) and otoacoustic emissions (OAEs) are objective
measures of auditory function, but are not hearing tests. Normal OAEs reflect normal …

Before 1964, electrocochleography (ECochG) was a surgical procedure carried out in the
operating theatre. Currently, the newest application is also an intra-operative one, often …

Objectives: The physiological mechanisms underlying auditory neuropathy (AN) remain
unclear and it is likely that the multiple disruptions are classified under the broadly defined …

OBJECTIVE: Transtympanic electrocochleography (ECochG) was recorded bilaterally in
children and adults with auditory neuropathy (AN) to evaluate receptor and neural …

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: Auditory neuropathy/dys-synchrony, characterized by absent
auditory brainstem responses, normal otoacoustic emissions or cochlear microphonics, and …

Tinnitus, a common disease in the clinic, is associated with persistent pain and high costs to
society. Several aspects of tinnitus, such as the pathophysiology mechanism, effective …