This study investigates the role of hearing sensitivity, age and supra-threshold hearing to
speech recognition in quiet, stationary, and modulated noise. Three participant groups were …

Short duration and high intensity acoustic exposures can lead to temporary hearing loss and
auditory nerve degeneration. This study investigates central auditory system function …

Demografischer Wandel und verändertes Freizeitverhalten lassen in den nächsten 20–30
Jahren eine rapide Zunahme von Hörstörungen erwarten. Damit steigt das Risiko, an …

Background Tinnitus is the phantom perception of sound reported by around 14% of the
population. For over 120 million people worldwide tinnitus is perceived as a major problem …

Nearly 10% of the population at 65 years old and older is suffering from Alzheimer's Disease
(AD). The incurability of this neurodegenerative disease is causing a public health crisis …

Glial‐derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) has been proposed as a potent neurotrophic factor
with the potential to cure neurodegenerative diseases. In the cochlea, GDNF has been …

Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is an acquired form of sensorineural hearing loss
associated with cochlear trauma in response to acoustic over-stimulation. NIHL may present …

Hearing-in-noise is a complex auditory task that is critical for effective communication in the
presence of competing sounds. Damage to the inner ear caused by noise exposure can …

Hearing loss is the world's fourth leading cause of disability and it is estimated that 466
million people, ie 6.1% of the world population, are living with hearing loss [1]. Defined by …

Age-related decoupling of auditory nerve fibers from hair cells (cochlear synaptopathy) has
been linked to temporal processing deficits and impaired speech recognition performance …