The Aging Auditory System

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Gordon-Salant, Sandra (Editor), Frisina, Robert D. (Editor), Popper, Arthur N. (Editor), Fay, Richard R. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2010.
• Series: Springer Handbook of Auditory Research, 34
• Subjects: Medicine.; Human physiology.; Neurosciences.; Geriatrics.; Neurology.; Otorhinolaryngology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Human Physiology.; Geriatrics/Gerontology.

This volume is to bring together noted scientists who study presbycusis from the perspective of complementary disciplines, for a review of the current state of knowledge on the aging auditory system. Age-related hearing loss (ARHL) is one of the top three most common chronic health conditions affect...

Table of Contents:

• and Overview
• The Physiology of Cochlear Presbycusis
• Cell Biology and Physiology of the Aging Central Auditory Pathway
• Closing the Gap Between Neurobiology and Human Presbycusis: Behavioral and Evoked Potential Studies of Age-Related Hearing Loss in Animal Models and in Humans
• Behavioral Studies With Aging Humans: Hearing Sensitivity and Psychoacoustics
• Binaural Processing and Auditory Asymmetries
• Effects of Senescent Changes in Audition and Cognition on Spoken Language Comprehension
• Factors Affecting Speech Understanding in Older Adults
• Epidemiology of Age-Related Hearing Impairment
• Interventions and Future Therapies: Lessons from Animal Models.