Sensorineural hearing loss induced by noise or ototoxic drug exposure reduces the neural
activity transmitted from the cochlea to the central auditory system. Despite a reduced …

The purpose of the current review is to propose a model highlighting the putative
connections between hearing loss and the phantom perception of tinnitus (tinnitus being …

Changes in spontaneous activity, recorded over 15-min periods before, immediately after
and within hours after an acute acoustic trauma, were studied in primary auditory cortex of …

Aging and acoustic trauma may result in partial peripheral deafferentation in the central
auditory pathway of the mammalian brain. In accord with homeostatic plasticity, loss of …

This paper will review some of the functional changes that occur in the central auditory
pathway after the cochlea is damaged by acoustic overstimulation or by carboplatin, an …

Traditionally the auditory system was considered a hard-wired sensory system; this view has
been challenged in recent years in light of the plasticity of other sensory systems, particularly …

Chinchillas with psychophysical evidence of chronic tinnitus were shown to have
significantly elevated spontaneous activity and stimulus-evoked responses in putative …

Plasticity in the adult mammalian brain can occur after damage to peripheral nerves and has
also been described in the auditory system. Acoustic trauma, resulting in a loss of cochlear …

There is a new trend in the education of audiologists that emphasizes the basics of hearing--
Hearing: Its Physiology and Pathophysiology addresses this trend. It covers not only the …

Tinnitus is a phantom auditory sensation experienced by up to 14% of the United States
population with a smaller percentage experiencing decreased quality of life. A compelling …