How low must you go? Effects of low-level noise on cochlear neural response.

Autor: Liu X; Center for Hearing and Deafness, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, 14214, USA., Li L; Center for Hearing and Deafness, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, 14214, USA., Chen GD; Center for Hearing and Deafness, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, 14214, USA. Electronic address: gchen7@buffalo.edu., Salvi R; Center for Hearing and Deafness, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, 14214, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Hearing research [Hear Res] 2020 Jul; Vol. 392, pp. 107980. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Apr 29.
DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2020.107980
Abstrakt: Prolonged exposure to low-level noise has often been used scientifically as well as clinically to induce neuroplastic changes within the central auditory pathway in order to reduce central gain, suppress tinnitus and hyperacusis, and modulate different features of central auditory processing. A fundamental assumption underling these studies is that the noise exposure levels are so low that they have no effect on the neural output of the cochlea. Therefore, functional changes occurring in the central auditory pathway must be the results of central rather than peripheral changes. In an attempt to identify long-term noise exposures that did not cause peripheral changes, we measured the compound action potential (CAP) input/output functions from control rats and rats exposed for 6-weeks to 18-24 kHz noise presented at 25, 45, 55, 65, 75 or 85 dB SPL. Exposures >65 dB SPL significantly increased CAP thresholds; the critical intensity (Ct) below which no threshold shift occurred was estimated to be 55 dB SPL. Exposures >55 dB SPL significantly reduced suprathreshold CAP amplitudes; the critical intensity (Ca) below which no amplitude change was predicted to occur was a remarkably low level of 19 dB SPL. These results demonstrate that even extremely low-intensity long duration exposures can disrupt the neural output of the cochlea; these peripheral modifications are likely to contribute to the extensive compensatory changes observed at multiple levels of the central auditory pathway, neural network changes aimed at re-establishing homeostasis.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare no competing financial interests or conflicts of interest.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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