Abstract
Pathological alterations of the cochlea were studied in three different deaf animal (cat) populations. The ototoxic drug neomycin sulfate, was administered in one experimental series by direct infusion into the cochlear perilymph; a second group was given a series of intramuscular injections of the drug; and in a third experiment a mechanical lesion was made in the basilar membrane of the basal turn and the animals subsequently deafened by systemic neomycin. Hearing losses were tracked by monitoring thresholds of auditory brainstem responses to click stimulation. These deaf cat preparations fairly efficiently model pathologies recorded in man and are highly predictable over an acceptable time frame. Such preparations are of practical value for experiments involving intracochlear electrical stimulation (e.g., with model cochlear prosthesis electrodes).
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