A review of hyperacusis and future directions: Part II. Measurement, mechanisms, and treatment

American Journal of Audiology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 420-436

  Pienkowski, Martin ^a   Tyler, Richard S ^b   Roncancio, Eveling Rojas ^b   Jun, Hyung Jin ^b   Brozoski, Tom ^c   Dauman, Nicolas ^d   Coelho, Claudia Barros ^b   Andersson, Gerhard ^e,f   Keiner, Andrew J ^b   Cacace, Anthony T ^g   Martin, Nora ^b   Moore, Brian C J ^h  

^a SALUS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

^e LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^f KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^g WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANIMAL; DISEASE MODEL; FORECASTING; HUMAN; HYPERACUSIS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOISE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FORECASTING; HUMANS; HYPERACUSIS; NOISE;

EID: 84916237588     PISSN: 10590889     EISSN: 15589137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/2014_AJA-13-0037     Document Type: Review

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