BookJos J. Eggermont.
Contents:
Part I. The Basics
1. Hearing Basics.
1.1 Hearing Sensitivity in the Animal Kingdom
1.2 The Mammalian Middle Ear
1.3 The Mammalian Inner Ear
1.4 The Auditory Nerve
1.5 Ribbon Synapses
1.6 The Central Afferent System
1.7 The Efferent System
1.8 Sound Localization
1.9 Summary
References
2. Brain Plasticity and Perceptual Learning
2.1 The External Environment
2.2 Learning Paradigms
2.3 Perceptual Learning
2.4 Auditory Training
2.5 AV Training
2.6 Music Training
2.7 Training by Playing Action Video Games
2.8 Summary
References
3. Multisensory Processing
3.1 Multimodal Auditory Cortical Areas
3.2 AV Interaction in Humans
3.3 Auditory-Somatosensory Interaction
3.4 Summary
References
Part II. The Problem
4. Hearing Problems
4.1 The Various Consequences of Noise Exposure
4.2 Sound Localization Problems
4.3 The Cocktail Party, Where Identification and Localization Come Together
4.4 Other Consequences of Hearing Loss
4.5 Neurological Disorders With Hearing Problems
4.6 Hearing Disorders Without Hearing Sensitivity Loss
4.7 Nonauditory Effects of Hearing Loss
4.8 Summary
References
5. Types of Hearing Loss
5.1 Site of Lesion Testing
5.2 Conductive Hearing Loss
5.3 Use of Tympanometry in Detecting Conductive Hearing Loss
5.4 Sensorineural Hearing Loss
5.5 Loudness Recruitment
5.6 Auditory Neuropathy
5.7 Vestibular Schwannoma
5.8 Ménière's Disease
5.9 Age-Related Hearing Impairment (Presbycusis)
5.10 Summary
References
Part III. The Causes
6. Causes of Acquired Hearing Loss
6.1 Occupational Noise Exposure in General
6.2 Recreational Noise and Music
6.3 Animal Research into Effects of Noise Exposure on the Brain
6.4 Ototoxicity
6.5 Long-Term Effects of Conductive Hearing Loss in Infancy
6.6 Vestibular Schwannoma
6.7 Ménière's Disease
6.8 Diabetes
6.9 Summary
References
7. Epidemiology and Genetics of Hearing Loss and Tinnitus
7.1 Epidemiology of Sensorineural Hearing Loss
7.2 Epidemiology of Age-Related Hearing Loss
7.3 Epidemiology of Tinnitus
7.4 Epidemiology of Smoking and Alcohol Consumption
7.5 Epidemiology of Diabetes
7.6 Epidemiology of Otitis Media
7.7 Epidemiology of Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder
7.8 Genetics of Sensorineural Hearing Loss
7.9 Genetics of Otosclerosis
7.10 Genetics of Auditory Neuropathy
7.11 Gene Networks
7.12 Hereditary Versus Acquired Hearing Loss
7.13 Summary
References
8. Early Diagnosis and Prevention of Hearing Loss
8.1 Normal Human Auditory Development
8.2 Effects of Early Hearing Loss on Speech Production
8.3 Early Detection
8.4 Noise Exposure During Adolescence and Young Adulthood
8.5 Physical Hearing Protection
8.6 Education
8.7 Drug Protection Against Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
8.8 Summary
References
Part IV. The Treatments
9. Hearing Aids
9.1 Effects of Hearing Loss
9.2 Acclimatization and Plasticity
9.3 Satisfaction and Quality of Life
9.4 Types of Hearing Aids
9.5 Processing
9.6 High-Frequency Hearing Loss, Loudness Recruitment, and Reduced SNR
9.7 Hearing Aids and Music Perception
9.8 Hearing Aids and Tinnitus
9.9 Summary
References
10. Implantable Hearing Aids
10.1 Bone Conduction Mechanisms
10.2 Bone-Anchored Hearing Aids
10.3 Implantable Active Middle Ear Devices
10.4 Summary
References
11. Cochlear Implants
11.1 Basics of Cochlear Implants
11.2 A Little History
11.3 Sound Processing Strategies
11.4 Temporal Processing With a Cochlear Implant
11.5 Effects of Age on Implantation
11.6 Cochlear Implants and Music Perception
11.7 One-Sided or Bilateral Implantation?
11.8 Cochlear Implantation and Tinnitus
11.9 Modeling Studies
11.10 Summary
References
Part V. The Future
12. Auditory Brainstem and Midbrain Implants
12.1 Auditory Brainstem Implants
12.2 Auditory Midbrain Implants
12.3 Summary
References
13. Repairing and Building New Ears
13.1 Gene Therapy for Hereditary Hearing Loss
13.2 Regenerating Hair Cells
13.3 Birds Can Do It
13.4 Trials in Mammals
13.5 Outlook
References
Appendix A: Electrocochleography From the Promontory and via a Cochlear Implant.