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Volume 12

From the Labs to the Clinics

There was one pervasive idea that even with sound exposure levels that could damage hair cells, hearing loss may not be noticed immediately if cochlear lesions occur in very high-frequency regions. However, the effects of this damage may become evident much later in life as age-related hearing loss progresses.

Volume 9

A New Perspective on Chronic Conductive Hearing Loss

While daily exposures to noise are deemed to be “atraumatic” in the sense that they are not followed by a measurable change in hearing thresholds, it is legitimate to question whether these daily noise exposures affect our hearing health throughout a lifetime.

Volume 1

Use it or Lose it: Hearing Abilities are Preserved in Older Musicians

Guest columnists Claude Alain and Benjamin Rich Zendel review studies that have investigated the role of musical training as a mean to mitigate age-related decline in difficulties understanding speech in noise.