Occluding the round window causes no change in threshold, but an increase in hearing loss following noise exposure

Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 197-206

  Perez, Ronen ^a   Sichel, Jean Yves ^a   Adelman, Cahtia ^b   Sohmer, Haim ^c  

^a SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

cochlear mechanics; hearing loss; noise; protection; round window; temporary threshold shift

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; AUDITORY THRESHOLD SHIFT; COCHLEA FENESTRA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EAR PROTECTION; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; HEARING LOSS; NOISE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALS; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY, BRAIN STEM; GERBILLINAE; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 70350068111     PISSN: 07926855     EISSN: 21910286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JBCPP.2009.20.3.197     Document Type: Article

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