Ototoxicity-induced inner-hair-cell specific dysfunction degrades neurometric modulation detection in noise without altering peripheral tuning
David Axe, Vijaya Prakash Krishnan Muthaiah, Afagh Farhadi, Michael G. Heinz
This study shows that IHC dysfunction impairs temporal-envelope coding in auditory-nerve fibers without altering peripheral tuning, contributing to hidden hearing loss.
bioRxiv · Aug 25, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience