Cross-species experiments reveal widespread cochlear neural damage in normal hearing

Cross-species experiments on chinchillas and at-risk humans suggest cochlear synaptopathy from noise exposure and aging are widespread even among individuals with clinically normal hearing status.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hari M. Bharadwaj, Alexandra R. Hustedt-Mai, Hannah M. Ginsberg, Kelsey M. Dougherty, Vijaya Prakash Krishnan Muthaiah, Anna Hagedorn, Jennifer M. Simpson, Michael G. Heinz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-07-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03691-4