Abstract
We evaluated the histologic and histochemical (succinate dehydrogenase, SDH) changes in cochleas of guinea pigs after non-focused ultrasound (NFU) irradiation. For this purpose, the cochleas of 50 guinea pigs (both ears in Groups 1-10) were irradiated at 2.5-8.0 MHz NFU for 6 h and the histologic/histochemical changes were determined. Our data show that after NFU irradiation for 6 h, no histological changes were observed in the cochleas by silver staining and scanning electron microscopic examination; however, the SDH activity of the basilar membranes and stria vascularises at the corresponding position decreased significantly. The SDH values of basilar membranes and stria vascularis were higher at 8 h than at 30 min after the NFU irradiation. SDH activity of the outer hair cells presented more declination than that of the inner hair cells. It was, therefore, concluded that a certain dosage of NFU irradiation at various frequencies could lead to metabolic changes in the basilar membrane and stria vascularis at different areas of cochlea. Moreover, these changes were found to be reversible or partially reversible. These changes also suggest that the cochlear hair cells located at different areas might be related to ultrasonic perception.
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