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ReviewHearing research2017

Translational issues in cochlear synaptopathy.

Ann E Hickox, Erik Larsen, Michael G Heinz, Leslie Shinobu, Jonathon P Whitton

Registry-linked trialOpen access · hybridAbstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Hearing research, 2017. 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 94 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
94citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
12.5field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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

94 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 152 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ann E HickoxDecibel Therapeutics, 215 First St, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA. Electronic address: ahickox@decibeltx.com.
Erik LarsenDecibel Therapeutics, 215 First St, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA. Electronic address: elarsen@decibeltx.com.
Michael G HeinzSpeech, Language, and Hearing Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, 715 Clinic Drive, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA. Electronic address: mheinz@purdue.edu.
Leslie ShinobuDecibel Therapeutics, 215 First St, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA. Electronic address: lshinobu@decibeltx.com.
Jonathon P WhittonDecibel Therapeutics, 215 First St, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA. Electronic address: jwhitton@decibeltx.com.
DecImmune Therapeutics (United States) · USPurdue University West Lafayette · US

Funding

Effects of Sensorineural Hearing Loss on Robust Speech CodingR01DC009838 · NIDCD · PURDUE UNIVERSITY · PI Michael G Heinz · 2009 to 2026
$6.1M
NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC009838
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Understanding the biology of the previously underappreciated sensitivity of cochlear synapses to noise insult, and its clinical consequences, is becoming a mission for a growing number of auditory researchers. In addition, several research groups have become interested in developing therapeutic approaches that can reverse synaptopathy and restore hearing function. One of the major challenges to realizing the potential of synaptopathy rodent models is that current clinical audiometric approaches cannot yet reveal the presence of this subtle cochlear pathology in humans. This has catalyzed efforts, both from basic and clinical perspectives, to investigate novel means for diagnosing synaptopathy and to determine the main functional consequences for auditory perception and hearing abilities. Such means, and a strong concordance between findings in pre-clinical animal models and clinical studies in humans, are important for developing and realizing therapeutics. This paper frames the key outstanding translational questions that need to be addressed to realize this ambitious goal.

Indexed as

AnimalsCochleaDiagnosis, DifferentialDisease Models, AnimalHearing Loss, Noise-InducedHumansNoisePredictive Value of TestsPrevalenceSpecies SpecificitySynapsesSynaptic TransmissionTranslational Research, BiomedicalCochlear synaptopathyHidden hearing lossNoise-induced hearing loss

Identifiers

PMID28069376
PMCPMC5639696
OpenAlexW2568449460

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Registered trials

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