Deafness, hearing loss, and the auditory system / editors, Derick Fiedler and Rowland Krause.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fiedler, Derick.

Krause, Rowland.

Series:

Otolaryngology Research Advances

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hearing disorders.

Deafness.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (411 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hauppauge, NY : Nova Science Publishers, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Noise-induced hearing loss is one of the most common occupational diseases. This book summarizes the evidence for the effectiveness and safety of different types of hearing protective devises among workers exposed to noise in the workplace.

Contents:

""DEAFNESS, HEARING LOSS AND THE AUDITORY SYSTEM""; ""DEAFNESS, HEARING LOSS AND THE AUDITORY SYSTEM""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""THE VENTRAL COMPLEX OF THE LATERAL LEMNISCUS: A REVIEW""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE ASCENDINGAUDITORY PATHWAY""; ""ANATOMY OF THE NUCLEI OF THE LATERAL LEMNISCUS""; ""VCLL Parcellation""; ""Ventral VNLL""; ""Anterior VNLL""; ""Dorsal VNLL""; ""Arguments for and Against the INLL Subdivision""; ""VCLL Parcellation in Echolocating Species""; ""VCLL Anatomy and Parcellation in the Rat""

""Cytoarchitecture and Morphology of VCLL Neurons""""Cytoarchitecture and Morphology of INLL Neurons""; ""Cytoarchitecture and Morphology of VNLL Neurons""; ""Cytoarchitecture and Morphology of VCLL Neurons in the Rat""; ""TOPOGRAPHY AND TONOTOPICITY WITHIN THE VCLL""; ""Tonotopic Organisation in the VCLL""; ""Topographic Organisation of the VCLL with Respect to Inputs and Outputs""; ""Tonotopic and Topographic Organisation of the Echolocating Bat VCLL""; ""Evaluation of Tonotopic and Topographic Models""; ""CONNECTIONS OF THE VENTRAL NUCLEUS OF THELATERAL LEMNISCUS""

""Ascending Auditory Afferents to the VCLL""""Sources of Excitatory and Inhibitory inputs to the VCLL""; ""Major Ascending Efferents from the VCLL""; ""The VNLL is a Major Source of Inhibition to the IC""; ""Intrinsic Projections of the VCLL""; ""Input from the Octopus Cell Area and Calyceal Synapses in the VCLL""; ""Characteristics of Input to the VCLL from Octopus Cells""; ""Characteristics of Calyceal Synapses in the VCLL Of Mammals""; ""Source of VCLL Calyces""; ""Neurons Receiving Calyces in the VCLL""; ""RESPONSE PROPERTIES OF VCLL NEURONS""

""Frequency Tuning Properties of VCLL Neurons""""Tuning Properties of VCLL Neurons in Echolocating Bats""; ""Tuning Properties of VCLL Cells in Non-Echolocating Species""; ""Classification of Response Types of VCLL Neurons""; ""Response Types in Echolocating Species""; ""Response Types in Non-Echolocating Species""; ""Powerful, Fast Inhibition before First Action Potential in the VCLL""; ""Correlation between Physiology and Morphology of Neurons in the VCLL""; ""Binaural Responses of VCLL Neurons""; ""FUNCTIONAL ROLE OF THE VCLL INAUDITORY PROCESSING""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""

""NOISE-INDUCED HEARING LOSS IN YOUTH CAUSED BY LEISURE NOISE""""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND DIAGNOSIS OF NOISE-INDUCED HEARING LOSS""; ""PREVALENCE OF NOISE-INDUCED HEARING LOSS CAUSED BY LEISURE NOISE""; ""LEISURE NOISE ACTIVITIES""; ""1. Personal Music Players""; ""1.1. Listening habits""; ""1.2. Short- and long term auditory effects""; ""2. Attendance of Discotheques, Nightclubs or Live Concerts""; ""2.1. Attendance habits""; ""2.2. Short- and long term effects""; ""3. Conclusion""; ""PREVENTION OF NOISE-INDUCED HEARING LOSS CAUSED BY LEISURE NOISE""

""CASE STUDIES""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61761-959-0

OCLC:

923654272