Noise-Induced Hearing Loss Scientific Advances

Altschuler   About the Editors Colleen Le Prell is an Associate Professor in the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences and Director of the Hearing Research Center at the University of Florida. Donald Henderson is a Professor in the Department of Communication Disorders and Sciences at...

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Other Authors: Le Prell, Colleen G. (Editor), Henderson, Donald (Editor), Fay, Richard R. (Editor), Popper, Arthur N. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer New York 2012, 2012
Edition:1st ed. 2012
Series:Springer Handbook of Auditory Research
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Noise-Induced Hearing Loss: Scope of the Problem: The Prevalence and Significance of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
  • Noise-Induced Hearing Loss and Tinnitus: Challenges for the Military.- Relation Between Noise Exposure and Resulting Anatomical, Physiological and Perceptual Changes in Hearing: Acoustic Parameters Influencing Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
  • Anatomical Consequences of Noise Insult
  • Changes in VIII Nerve Coding with NIHL
  • Suprathreshold Changes in Auditory System Function after Noise Exposure
  • Central Nervous System Plasticity: Noise-Induced Tinnitus
  • Susceptibility and Factors Contributing to NIHL: Genes that Influence Susceptibility to Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
  • Effects of Early Noise Exposure on Subsequent Age-Related Changes in Hearing
  • Effects of Exposure to Industrial Chemicals on Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
  • Protection and Repair: Conventional Hearing Protection: Improved Mechanical Devices
  • Prevention of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss: Potential Therapeutic Agents
  • Hearing at Frontiers of Biology
  • Index