Effect of short-term high-intensity noise exposure on auditory physiology: a functional magnetic resonance imaging study
C Lau
Department of Physics, City University of Hong Kong
 
 
1. Short-duration, high-intensity noise exposure changes midbrain auditory processing.
2. Functional magnetic resonance imaging is sensitive to such changes, which are temporary and reversible in weeks and are likely related to more permanent changes in the inner ear and auditory nerve.