Noise-induced hearing loss is the second leading cause of hearing impairment. The
purpose of this chapter is to familiarize the reader with the anatomical, physiological, and …

Highlights•Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) remains a major public health issue.•Studies
in animal models show that both sensory hair cells and cochlear synapses are vulnerable to …

Introduction Excessive exposure to noise is a common occurrence that contributes to
approximately 50% of the non-genetic hearing loss cases. Researchers need to develop …

Introduction: Approximately 5% of the population worldwide suffers from industrial, military or
recreational noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) at a great economic cost and detriment to …

Current efforts to translate laboratory findings into clinical drugs for preventing or treating
sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) are reviewed in this chapter. Since no drugs have been …

Introduction: Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) due to industrial, military, and recreational
noise exposure is a major, but also potentially preventable cause of acquired hearing loss …

Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is a significant clinical, social, and economic issue. The
development of novel therapeutic agents to reduce NIHL would increase the potential …

Noise induces a broad spectrum of pathological injuries to the cochlea, reflecting both
mechanical damage to the delicate architecture of the structures of the organ of Corti and …

A series of articles discussing advanced diagnostics that can be used to assess noise injury
and associated noise-induced hearing disorders (NIHD) was developed under the umbrella …

Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) due to the damaging effects of noise is the second
leading cause of SNHL, next to presbyacusis, in the industrialized world. It is the leading …