Responses of the ear to low frequency sounds, infrasound and wind turbines

Hearing Research

Volumn 268, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 12-21

  Salt, Alec N ^a   Hullar, Timothy E ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC STRESS; ARTICLE; AUDITORY RESPONSE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CELL TYPE; COCHLEA POTENTIAL; ENDOLYMPH; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HAIR CELL; HEARING ACUITY; HUMAN; LOW FREQUENCY NOISE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCULUS; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SOUND DETECTION; SOUND INTENSITY; STEREOCILIUM; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VESTIBULAR FUNCTION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; COCHLEAR MICROPHONIC POTENTIALS; EAR, INNER; HUMANS; NOISE; POWER PLANTS; PRESSURE; WIND;

EID: 77955773917     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2010.06.007     Document Type: Article

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