Associations between physiological indicators of cochlear deafferentation and listening effort in military Veterans with normal audiograms

Abstract: Cochlear synaptopathy, a type of cochlear deafferentation that impacts the synapses between the inner hair cells and the afferent auditory nerve fibers, is predicted to …

Comprehensive characterization of hearing loss and tinnitus in military-affiliated and non-military-affiliated individuals

Abstract: Purpose: Military-affiliated individuals (MIs) are at a higher risk of developing hearing loss and tinnitus. While these disorders are well-studied in MIs, their impact …

Functional hearing difficulties in blast-exposed service members with normal to near-normal hearing thresholds

Abstract: OBJECTIVES: Estimated prevalence of functional hearing and communication deficits (FHCDs), characterized by abnormally low speech recognition and binaural tone detection …