Noise-Induced Hearing Loss: Scientific Advances

by Colleen G. Le Prell (Editor), Donald Henderson (Editor), Richard R. Fay (Editor), Arthur N. Popper (Editor)

Overview

Exposure to loud noise continues to be the largest cause of hearing loss in the adult population. The problem of NIHL impacts a number of disciplines. US standards for permissible noise exposure were originally published in 1968 and remain largely unchanged today. Indeed, permissible noise exposure for US personnel is significantly greater than that allowed in numerous other countries, including for example, Canada, China, Brazil, Mexico, and the European Union. However, there have been a number of discoveries and advances that have increased our understanding of the mechanisms of NIHL. These advances have the potential to impact how NIHL can be prevented and how our noise standards can be made more appropriate.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781461429968
Publisher:	Springer New York
Publication date:	10/27/2013
Series:	Springer Handbook of Auditory Research , #40
Edition description:	2012
Pages:	378
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.03(d)

Table of Contents

Noise-Induced Hearing Loss: Scope of the Problem: The Prevalence and Significance of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss.- .- Noise-Induced Hearing Loss and Tinnitus: Challenges for the Military.- Relation Between Noise Exposure and Resulting Anatomical, Physiological and Perceptual Changes in Hearing: Acoustic Parameters Influencing Noise-Induced Hearing Loss .- Anatomical Consequences of Noise Insult.- Changes in VIII Nerve Coding with NIHL.- Suprathreshold Changes in Auditory System Function after Noise Exposure.- Central Nervous System Plasticity: Noise-Induced Tinnitus.- Susceptibility and Factors Contributing to NIHL: Genes that Influence Susceptibility to Noise-Induced Hearing Loss .- Effects of Early Noise Exposure on Subsequent Age-Related Changes in Hearing.- Effects of Exposure to Industrial Chemicals on Noise-Induced Hearing Loss.- Protection and Repair: Conventional Hearing Protection: Improved Mechanical Devices.- Prevention of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss: Potential Therapeutic Agents.- Hearing at Frontiers of Biology.- Index.

Editorial Reviews

From the reviews:

“The book relates psychophysically, via loudness factors the damage which occurs to outer hair cells, inner hair cells, basilar membrane and the cochlea during high or low pitch loud auditory stimuli. … This book will be of great interest to psychophysicists, brain researchers, audiologists, ENT doctors, graduate students, advanced undergraduate neurophysiology majors, etc. I wholeheartedly recommend this book to the academic community.” (Joseph J. Grenier, Amazon.com, October, 2013)

“It is from a series of volumes on auditory research aimed at graduate students, post-doctoral researchers and clinical investigators … . It concentrates on recent advances in the understanding of mechanisms associated with NIHL. … the book points to the future use of therapeutic antioxidants and other agents as a potential protection for the inner ear! … for an occupational health practitioner, this is one for the reference library.” (Ian J. Lawson, Occupational Medicine, Vol. 62 (6), September, 2012)

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