Aging and the Auditory System: Anatomy, Physiology, and Psychophysics |
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Aging and the Outer and Middle Ear | 8 |
Histopathology of the Human Inner Ear and Its Relationship to Presbycusis | 18 |
Aging and the Inner Ear of Animals | 56 |
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acoustic reflex adapted age effect age-related changes air-bone gap animals atrophy audiograms Audiology audiometric auditory system basilar membrane binaural brainstem C57 mice CBA mice cell loss Chapter cochlear nucleus cochlear pathology cognitive correlated damage dB HL dB SPL decreased degeneration dendritic differences efferent evidence factors Figure ganglion cells hair cells hearing impairment high frequencies high-frequency histopathology IHCs increased indicate inner ear Jerger Johnsson and Hawkins latency masking middle ear monaural msec nerve fibers neurons normal hearing observed occur OHCs older listeners older subjects organ of Corti Otolaryngology otosclerosis ototoxic patients PB words percent performance peripheral presbycusis poorer processes pure tone rats response Schuknecht sensorineural hearing loss sensory significant speech perception spiral ganglion spiral ganglion cells spiral ligament stimuli stria vascularis strial suggested temporal tests Threshold dB threshold elevations tion tissue tuning curves types vascular Willott young and old young subjects