Conditioning the auditory system with continuous vs. interrupted noise of equal acoustic energy: Is either exposure more protective?

Hearing Research

Volumn 116, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 21-32

  Skellett, Ruth A ^a   Cullen Jr , John K ^a   Fallon, Maureen ^a   Bobbin, Richard P ^a  

^a Kresge Hearing Research Laboratory of the South   (United States)

Author keywords

Distortion product otoacoustic emission; Noise exposure; Protection

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AUDITORY SYSTEM; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTORTION PRODUCT OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION; ENERGY; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; HEARING LOSS; MALE; MONITORING; NOISE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; HAIR CELLS; HEARING; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; MALE; NOISE; OTOACOUSTIC EMISSIONS, SPONTANEOUS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031908459     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5955(97)00199-8     Document Type: Article

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