Protective effects of auditory toughening on noise induced hearing loss in rats

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dc.contributor.advisorJastreboff, Margaret M.
dc.contributor.authorDeMots, Cynthia A.
dc.contributor.departmentTowson University. Department of Audiology, Speech-Language Pathology and Deaf Studies
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-17T19:17:30Z
dc.date.available2015-12-17T19:17:30Z
dc.date.issued2013-06-14
dc.date.submitted2008-05
dc.description(Au. D.) -- Towson University, 2008. Thesis approval page signed by thesis committee members and the Dean of the College of Graduate Studies and Research included in print copy of thesis.
dc.description.abstractExposure to a sound provides protection against a subsequent traumatic sound. This toughening effect was studied in rats using different levels of stimuli. Rats were exposed to a 60 dBA or 72 dBA broad band noise for 5 days, 12 hours per day. Recovery from a 110 dB SPL 7.8 kHz pure tone presented for 20 minutes was measured using auditory brainstem response thresholds and distortion product otoacoustic emissions immediately after the traumatic exposure and 10 to 12 days later. Auditory toughening did not have an effect on hearing and outer hair cell function immediately following a traumatic sound exposure. The toughened groups showed, however, a greater recovery than the control group, which was proportionally dependent on the toughening sound intensity, 10 to 12 days after the traumatic sound exposure.
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dc.format.extentviii, 87 pages
dc.genretheses
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/M2WB05
dc.identifier.otherTSP2008DeMots
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/1894
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.relation.ispartofTowson University Electronic Theses and Dissertations
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dc.subject.lcshDeafness, Noise induced
dc.subject.lcshAcoustic trauma
dc.subject.lcshNoise -- Health aspects
dc.titleProtective effects of auditory toughening on noise induced hearing loss in rats
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