Transient Abnormalities in Masking Tuning Curve in Early Progressive Hearing Loss Mouse Model

Damage to cochlear outer hair cells (OHCs) usually affects frequency selectivity in proportion to hearing threshold increase. However, the current clinical heuristics that attributes poor hearing performance despite near-normal auditory sensitivity to auditory neuropathy or “hidden” synaptopathy ove...

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Main Authors: Marion Souchal, Ludimila Labanca, Sirley Alves da Silva Carvalho, Luciana Macedo de Resende, Christelle Blavignac, Paul Avan, Fabrice Giraudet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6280969