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 …

Hidden hearing loss (HHL), a recently described auditory disorder, has been proposed to
affect auditory neural processing and hearing acuity in subjects with normal audiometric …

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 …

In rodents, noise exposure can destroy synapses between inner hair cells and auditory
nerve fibers (“cochlear synaptopathy”) without causing hair cell loss. Noise-induced …

Objective: Short-term noise exposure that induces transient changes in thresholds has
induced permanent cochlear synaptopathy in multiple species. Here, the literature was …

Many aging adults experience some form of hearing problems that may arise from auditory
peripheral damage. However, it has been increasingly acknowledged that hearing loss is …

A common complaint of older adults is difficulty understanding speech, particularly in
challenging listening conditions. Accumulating evidence suggests that these difficulties may …

Many individuals with seemingly normal hearing abilities struggle to understand speech in
noisy backgrounds. To understand why this might be the case, we investigated the neural …

A fundamental principle of neuroscience is that each species' and individual's sensory
systems are tailored to meet the demands placed upon them by their environments and …

It has been hypothesized that noise-induced cochlear synaptopathy in humans may result in
functional deficits such as a weakened middle ear muscle reflex (MEMR) and degraded …