Table of contents (14 chapters)

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. Noise-Induced Hearing Loss: Scope of the Problem

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11

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      Pages 13-25

      The Public Health Significance of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss

      • Peter M. Rabinowitz
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      Pages 27-38

      Noise-Induced Hearing Loss and Tinnitus: Challenges for the Military

      • Marjorie A. M. Grantham
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3. Relationship Between Noise Exposure and Resulting Anatomical, Physiological, and Perceptual Changes in Hearing

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 39-39

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      Pages 41-55

      The Use of Kurtosis Measurement in the Assessment of Potential Noise Trauma

      • Donald Henderson,
      • Roger P. Hamernik
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      Pages 57-86

      Noise-Induced Structural Damage to the Cochlea

      • Bohua Hu
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      Pages 87-135

      Neural Coding of Sound with Cochlear Damage

      • Eric D. Young
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      Pages 137-150

      Suprathreshold Auditory Processing in Noise-Induced Hearing Loss

      • Mini N. Shrivastav
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      Pages 151-175

      The Neurobiology of Noise-Induced Tinnitus

      • James A. Kaltenbach,
      • Ryan Manz
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4. Susceptibility and Factors Contributing to NIHL

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 177-177

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      Pages 179-203

      Genes That Influence Susceptibility to Noise-Induced Hearing Loss

      • Tzy-Wen Gong,
      • Margaret I. Lomax
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      Pages 205-221

      Effects of Early Noise Exposure on Subsequent Age-Related Changes in Hearing

      • Eric C. Bielefeld
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      Pages 223-254

      Effects of Exposure to Chemicals on Noise-Induced Hearing Loss

      • Thais C. Morata,
      • Ann-Christin Johnson
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5. Protection and Repair

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 255-255

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      Pages 257-283

      Hearing Protection Devices: Regulation, Current Trends, and Emerging Technologies

      • John G. Casali
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      Pages 285-338

      Prevention of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss: Potential Therapeutic Agents

      • Colleen G. Le Prell,
      • Jianxin Bao
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      Pages 339-367

      Frontiers in the Treatment of Hearing Loss

      • Tatsuya Yamasoba,
      • Josef M. Miller,
      • Mats Ulfendahl,
      • Richard A. Altschuler
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6. Back Matter

   Pages 369-376

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