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SUBMITTER: Bakay WMH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6191434 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nature communications 20181016 1
Exposure to even a single episode of loud noise can damage synapses between cochlear hair cells and auditory nerve fibres, causing hidden hearing loss (HHL) that is not detected by audiometry. Here we investigate the effects of noise-induced HHL on functional hearing by measuring the ability of neurons in the auditory midbrain of mice to adapt to sound environments containing quiet and loud periods. Neurons from noise-exposed mice show less capacity for adaptation to loud environments, convey le ...[more]