TY - JOUR
T1 - The effect of various durations of noise exposure on auditory brainstem response, distortion product otoacoustic emissions and transient evoked otoacoustic emissions in rats
AU - Fraenkel, Rachel
AU - Freeman, Sharon
AU - Sohmer, Haim
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - This study was designed to investigate the effect of various durations of noise exposure in animals on physiological responses from the cochlea which are also used clinically in humans: auditory brainstem response (ABR), transient evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAEs) and distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs). Rats were exposed to 113 dB SPL broad-band noise (12 h on/ 12 h off) for durations of 3, 6, 9, 12, 15 and 21 days, and tested 24 h after cessation of the noise and again after a period of 6 weeks. ABR threshold to click stimuli and to a 2-kHz tone burst (TB), TEOAE energy content and DPOAE amplitude in the exposed rats were compared to those in a group of control rats not exposed to noise. ABR thresholds (click and TB) were significantly elevated in all exposure duration groups compared to control rats. DPOAE amplitudes and TEOAE energy content were significantly reduced. The mean ABR thresholds following 21 days exposure were significantly greater (click = 100 dB pe SPL; TB = 115 dB pe SPL) than those following 3 days exposure (click = 86 dB pe SPL; TB = 91 dB pe SPL). Linear regression analysis between recorded responses and duration of noise exposure (days) showed a significant increase in ABR thresholds of approximately 0.8-1.4 dB/day. TEOAE and DPOAE responses showed no such dependence on noise duration and were already maximally reduced after only 3 days of exposure. This can be explained by the possibility that short noise exposures may cause damage to the early, more active stages of cochlear transduction (as shown by TEOAEs and DPOAEs). As the noise exposure continues, further damage may be induced at additional, later stages of the cochlear transduction cascade (as shown by ABR). Thus, ABR seems more sensitive to noise duration than OAE measures.
AB - This study was designed to investigate the effect of various durations of noise exposure in animals on physiological responses from the cochlea which are also used clinically in humans: auditory brainstem response (ABR), transient evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAEs) and distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs). Rats were exposed to 113 dB SPL broad-band noise (12 h on/ 12 h off) for durations of 3, 6, 9, 12, 15 and 21 days, and tested 24 h after cessation of the noise and again after a period of 6 weeks. ABR threshold to click stimuli and to a 2-kHz tone burst (TB), TEOAE energy content and DPOAE amplitude in the exposed rats were compared to those in a group of control rats not exposed to noise. ABR thresholds (click and TB) were significantly elevated in all exposure duration groups compared to control rats. DPOAE amplitudes and TEOAE energy content were significantly reduced. The mean ABR thresholds following 21 days exposure were significantly greater (click = 100 dB pe SPL; TB = 115 dB pe SPL) than those following 3 days exposure (click = 86 dB pe SPL; TB = 91 dB pe SPL). Linear regression analysis between recorded responses and duration of noise exposure (days) showed a significant increase in ABR thresholds of approximately 0.8-1.4 dB/day. TEOAE and DPOAE responses showed no such dependence on noise duration and were already maximally reduced after only 3 days of exposure. This can be explained by the possibility that short noise exposures may cause damage to the early, more active stages of cochlear transduction (as shown by TEOAEs and DPOAEs). As the noise exposure continues, further damage may be induced at additional, later stages of the cochlear transduction cascade (as shown by ABR). Thus, ABR seems more sensitive to noise duration than OAE measures.
KW - Auditory brainstem response
KW - Distortion product otoacoustic emission
KW - Hearing loss
KW - Noise
KW - Rat
KW - Transient evoked otoacoustic emission
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U2 - 10.1159/000046807
DO - 10.1159/000046807
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C2 - 11173774
AN - SCOPUS:0035133845
SN - 1420-3030
VL - 6
SP - 40
EP - 49
JO - Audiology and Neuro-Otology
JF - Audiology and Neuro-Otology
IS - 1
ER -