Basic and applied aspects of noise-induced hearing loss: R.J. Salvi, D. Henderson, R.P. Hamernik and V. Colletti (Eds.) (Plenum, New York, 1986, 666 p., U.S. $97.50)

Abstract

Anatomical Bases of Noise Induced Hearing Loss.- Morphology of Stereocilia on Cochlear Cells after Noise Exposure.- Mechanical Changes in the Stereocilia following Overstimulation: Observations and Possible Mechanisms.- The Morphology of Sterocilia and Their Coss-Links in Relation to Noise Damage in the Guinea Pig.- Synaptology of the Cochlea: Different Types of Synapse, Putative Neurotransmitters and Physiopathological Implications.- The Morphology of the Normal and Pathological Cell Membrane and Junctional Complexes of the Cochlea.- Mechanically Induced Morphological Changes in the Organ of Corti.- The Application of Morphometric and Stereological Principles to Epithelial Tissue: Theoretical and Practical Considerations.- Morphometric Methods for the Evaluation of the Cochlear Microvasculature.- Physiological Changes with Noise-Induced Hearing Loss.- Mechanical Correlates of Noise Trauma in the Mammalian Cochlea.- Auditory Sensitivity, Auditory Fatigue and Cochlear Mechanics.- The Response of Mammalian Cochlear Hair Cells to Acoustic Overstimulation.- Structure-Function Correlation in Noise-Damaged Ears: A Light and Electron-Microscopic Study.- Psychophysical and Physiological Aspects of Auditory Temporal Processing in Listeners with Noise-Induced Sensorineural Hearing Loss.- Increase in Central Auditory Responsiveness During Continuous Tone Stimulation or Following Hearing Loss.- Adjustments in Coronary Blood with Noise Stimulation.- Critical Periods of Susceptibility to Noise-Induced Hearing Loss.- The Acoustic Reflex in Industrial Impact Noise.- Noise History, Audiometric Profile and Acoustic Reflex Responsivity.- Stimulation of the Middle Ear Acoustic Reflex Applied to Damage-Risk for Hearing Loss Produced by Burst Fire.- Psychoacoustic Performance Changes with Noise-Induced Hearing Loss.- Changes in Auditory Threshold During and After Long Duration Noise Exposure: Species Differences.- The Curious Half-Octave Shift: Evidence for a Basalward Migration of the Traveling-Wave Envelope with Increasing Intensity.- Human Noise Experiments Using a Temporary Threshold Shift Model.- The Relationship Between Speech Perception and Psychoacoustical Measurements in Noise-Induced Hearing Loss Subjects.- Speech Perception in Individuals with Noise-Induced Hearing Loss and its Implication for Hearing Loss Criteria.- The Perception of Synthetic Speech in Noise.- Concept - Reference Coherence in Speech Perception: Consequences for Native and Second Language Speech Comprehension in Noise.- Impulse Noise/Blast Wave Effects.- A Parametric Evaluation of the Equal Energy Hypothesis.- Impulse Noise Hazard as a Fuction of Level and Spectral Distribution.- Experimental Studies of Impulse Noise.- The Role of Peak Pressure in Determining the Auditory Hazard of Impulse Noise.- Effects of Weapon Noise on Hearing.- Critical Peak Level for Impulse Noise Hazard: Permanent Hearing Threshold Shifts in Military Drill Squads Following Known Variation of Impulse Noise Exposure.- Can TTS be an Indicator for Individual Susceptibility to PTS?.- Field Studies on Impluse Noise Annoyance in the Environment of Garrison Firing Range.- The Results of Long-Term Field Studies on Acoustic Traumata in Military Personnel.- Effects of Blast Waves on Nonauditory Epithelial Tissue.- Nonauditory Effects of Repeated Exposures to Intense Impulse Noise.- Experimental and Analytical Studies of Blast Wave Effects on Major Organ Systems of the Body.- Complex and Interactin Effects of Noise.- Hearing in Fishermen and Coastguards.- Interactions Between Different Classes of Noise.- Some Issues Associated with Interactions Between Ototoxic Drugs and Exposure to Intense Sounds.- Hearing and Endocrine function.- A Pathway for the Interaction of Stress and Noise Influences on Hearing.- Implications for Noise Standards.- The Effects of Age, Otological Factors and Occupational Noise Exposure on Hearing Threshold Levels of Various Populations.- Current Perspectives on Issues in Personal Hearing Protection.- Hearing Conservation and Impulse Noise in the British Army.- Mathematical Simulation of the Cochlear Mechanism Applied to Damage-Risk Criteria for Impulse Noise.- Acoustic Reflex and Exchange Rate for White Noise Short Stimuli.- The Proposed ISO Standard Determination of Occupational Noise Exposure and Estimation of Noise-Induced Hearing Impairment.- President's Farewell Address.- French Abstracts.- Contributors.