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ArticleHearing research2016

Effects of high intensity noise on the vestibular system in rats.

Courtney Stewart, Yue Yu, Jun Huang, Adel Maklad, Xuehui Tang, Jerome Allison, William Mustain, Wu Zhou, Hong Zhu

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Article in Hearing research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06729632 (Non-Invasive System to Deliver Therapeutic Hypothermia for Protection Against Noise-Induced Hearing Loss), which is not on this map. Cited by 34 papers.

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34citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT06729632 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Non-Invasive System to Deliver Therapeutic Hypothermia for Protection Against Noise-Induced Hearing Loss

TypeinterventionalSponsorRestorear Devices LLCRan2024 to 2027Enrolled116ConditionsNoise Exposure, Noise-induced Hearing Loss, Noise, Adverse EffectArmsCold pack-delivered mild therapeutic hypothermia
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

34 citing papers in PubMed, 54 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Progression of Vestibular Deficits Following Moderate-Intensity Blast Overpressure in Rats.Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology : JARO · 2026
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  2. Video Head Impulse test findings in young adults with long-term use of Personal Listening Devices.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026
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  4. Development and Evaluation of a Novel Transcanal Catheter for Delivery of Hypothermia to the Inner Ear.Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology · 2025
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  11. Role of Video Head Impulse Test to Assess Noise Exposure.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2024
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  13. Editorial: Bilateral vestibulopathy.Frontiers in integrative neuroscience · 2024
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  17. Peripheral vestibular loss in noise-exposed firefighters.Frontiers in integrative neuroscience · 2023
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  18. Vestibular Hypersensitivity in Patients with Chronic Noise Exposure.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Courtney StewartPhD Program in Neuroscience, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA; Department of Otolaryngology & Communicative Sciences, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA.
Yue YuDepartment of Otolaryngology & Communicative Sciences, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA.
Jun HuangDepartment of Otolaryngology & Communicative Sciences, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA.
Adel MakladDepartment of Neurobiology & Anatomical Sciences, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA.
Xuehui TangDepartment of Otolaryngology & Communicative Sciences, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA.
Jerome AllisonDepartment of Otolaryngology & Communicative Sciences, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA; Department of Neurobiology & Anatomical Sciences, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA.
William MustainDepartment of Otolaryngology & Communicative Sciences, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA.
Wu ZhouDepartment of Otolaryngology & Communicative Sciences, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA; Department of Neurobiology & Anatomical Sciences, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA; Department of Neurology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA.
Hong ZhuDepartment of Otolaryngology & Communicative Sciences, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA; Department of Neurobiology & Anatomical Sciences, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA. Electronic address: hozhu@umc.edu.
University of Mississippi Medical Center · US

Funding

VOLTAGE-GATED CA CHANNELS &NMDA RECEPTOR SUBUNITS IN LC OF ALCOHOLICSP20RR017701 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER · PI PAUL, IAN A. · 2002 to 2011
$20.2M
Center for Psychiatric NeuroscienceP30GM103328 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MED CTR · PI STOCKMEIER, CRAIG ALLEN · 2013 to 2017
$5.5M
Neural mechanisms of sound activation of vestibular systemR01DC012060 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MED CTR · PI ZHU, HONG · 2012 to 2016
$1.9M
NCRR NIH HHS P20 RR017701NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC012060NIGMS NIH HHS P30 GM103328
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Some individuals with noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) also report balance problems. These accompanying vestibular complaints are not well understood. The present study used a rat model to examine the effects of noise exposure on the vestibular system. Rats were exposed to continuous broadband white noise (0-24 kHz) at an intensity of 116 dB sound pressure level (SPL) via insert ear phones in one ear for three hours under isoflurane anesthesia. Seven days after the exposure, a significant increase in ABR threshold (43.3 ± 1.9 dB) was observed in the noise-exposed ears, indicating hearing loss. Effects of noise exposure on vestibular function were assessed by three approaches. First, fluorescein-conjugated phalloidin staining was used to assess vestibular stereocilia following noise exposure. This analysis revealed substantial sensory stereocilia bundle loss in the saccular and utricular maculae as well as in the anterior and horizontal semicircular canal cristae, but not in the posterior semicircular canal cristae. Second, single unit recording of vestibular afferent activity was performed under pentobarbital anesthesia. A total of 548 afferents were recorded from 10 noise-treated rats and 12 control rats. Noise exposure produced a moderate reduction in baseline firing rates of regular otolith afferents and anterior semicircular canal afferents. Also a moderate change was noted in the gain and phase of the horizontal and anterior semicircular canal afferent's response to sinusoidal head rotation (1 and 2 Hz, 45°/s peak velocity). Third, noise exposure did not result in significant changes in gain or phase of the horizontal rotational and translational vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR). These results suggest that noise exposure not only causes hearing loss, but also causes substantial damage in the peripheral vestibular system in the absence of immediate clinically measurable vestibular signs. These peripheral deficits, however, may lead to vestibular disorders over time.

Indexed as

AnimalsEvoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain StemFemaleHearing Loss, Noise-InducedMaleNeurons, AfferentNoiseOtolithic MembraneRatsRats, Long-EvansRats, Sprague-DawleyReflex, Vestibulo-OcularRotationSemicircular CanalsVestibular NerveVestibule, LabyrinthHair cellNoiseRatVestibularVestibular afferentVestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR)

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PMID26970474
PMCPMC4966656
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