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    Jos 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.
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