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What are main causes of hearing loss?

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  • loud, traumatic sounds
  • genetic
  • ageing
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What is the hearing range of humans?

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20 - 20000 hz

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bel scale of sound defines :

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it defines sound level

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define pitch

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pitch = perception of frequency

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define timbre

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timbre = what distinguishes 2 sounds at the same frequency + intensity

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what does the 3 ossicles do?

what is the significance of this?

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3 ossicles transmit vibration of tympanic memb to the conchea

  • and acts to match the impedance and to reduce loss of energy as vibration
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define impedance

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impedance = easier of reluctance of a system in receiving energy from a source

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define resonant frequency

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resonant frequency = frequency at which impedance of system is minimal

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What might cause conductive hearing loss?

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  • cerumen
  • infection
  • tumors
  • fluid accumulation
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What is a cochlea

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liquid filled snail shaped organ

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What causes vibration of basilar membrane?

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the motion of the stapes generates pressure difference between 2 chambers of the cochlea

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what is a stapes?

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3rd ossicle.

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What are the main components of the organ of corti

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basilar + tectorial memb + (inner and Outer) hair cells + supporting cells

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what does the basilar memb motion do to hair bundles?

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it deflects hair bundles of hair cells

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What is a basilar membrane?

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Basilar memb = elastic structure that vibrates at diff position along its length –> in response to different frequencies

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Describe how mechano - transduction occurs.

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bending of stereo cilia –> towards tallest causes change in the internal voltage of cell
- which produces an electrical signal that travels to the brain

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What feature connects the stereo cilia?

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tip links

note: acts like small springs –> stretched by stereo cilia’s sliding

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why is mechano-transduction considered an active process?

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  • because hair bundles have the capacity to do work
  • the hair bundles actively complies wit the direction of the stimulus
  • -> and measured stimulus becomes -ve
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what are the 4 aspects of the active process of mechano-transduction?

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  1. amplification
  2. frequency tuning
  3. compressive non linearity
  4. spontaneous otoacoustic emission
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there are more / less outer hair cells than inner hair cells

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there are more outer hair cells than inner hair cells

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most of the afferent projection projects from outer hair cell/ inner hair cell

most efferent projection connects to the outer hair cell / inner hair cell

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most of the afferent projection projects from inner hair cell

most efferent projection connects to the outer hair cell

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How does electromobility occur?

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due to reorientation of protein pristine, cell body shortens + elongates when their internal voltage is changed

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Inner hair cell synapses with sensory neuron in the ______ ______

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Inner hair cell synapses with sensory neuron in the spiral (cochlear) ganglion

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the change in response to change of presynaptic voltage is proportional to the rate of _______ ________

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the change in response to change of presynaptic voltage is proportional to the rate of neurotransmitter release

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How might you deal with sensorineural hearing loss?
- cochlear implants
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What is special about the cochlear nucleus?
- its the region where different neurons are arranged tonotopically low frequency = ventral high frequency = dorsal
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What are the 2 main neurons in cochlear nucleus ?
a) T- stellate cells | b) bushy cells
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what does the T-stellate cells do?
- it encodes sound freq + intensity of narrow band stimuli
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what do bushy cells do?
- it carries information on timing of the inputs at every cycle --> it provides resolution for encoding relative time of arrival of inputs to the 2 ears
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What are the 2 mechanisms at which you know where the sound is coming from?
1. time difference | 2. interneuronal level difference
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The superior olivary complex consists of what 2 main areas?
1. medial superior olive | 2. lateral superior olive
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What is the function of the medial superior olive in hearing?
- it computes the interneuronal time difference
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What is the function of the lateral superior olive in hearing?
- allows detection of intensity difference between the 2 ears neurons are EXCITED by ipsilateral sound neurons are INHIBITED by contralateral sound
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neurons are EXCITED/INHIBITED by ipsilateral sound | neurons are INHIBITED/ EXCITED by contralateral sound
neurons are EXCITED by ipsilateral sound | neurons are INHIBITED by contralateral sound
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what does the interneuronal level difference do?
it computes localization of sounds in the horizontal plane
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Neurons from the MSO feedback to the hair cells (ipsilaterally /bilaterally) neurones from the LSO feedback to the hair cells (ipsilaterally / bilaterally)
Neurons from the MSO feedback to the hair cells (bilaterally) neurones from the LSO feedback to the hair cells (ipsilaterally)
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With regards to hearing, what happens at the inferior colliculus? What does it do?
inferior colliculus: - site where responses from diff frequency merges - closer to the cortex --> it is more responsive to complex sounds
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With regards to hearing, what happens at the superior colliculus? What does it do?
superior colliculus: - site where auditory + visual maps merge - neurons turn to respond to stimuli with specific sound directions --> so helps orientate head + eye reflex movements in response to acoustic stimuli
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note: at primary auditory cortex : - loudness / rate / frequency modulation is mapped - also TONOTOPICALLY mapped
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what allows location of sound in the vertical plane?
dorsal cochlear nucleus
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what allows location of sound in the horizontal plane?
interneuronal level difference
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Describe how the cochlea functions. | how is sound conducted through the cochlea? (step by step)
- Tympanic membrane vibrates - Vibration is conducted + amplified to oval window - This vibration induces pressure wave in perilymph (in scala Vestibuli) - Which in turn causes scala Media to vibrate - Which causes basilar membrane to vibrate - The round window then vibrates  to equalise pressure in the cochlea
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What is the function of organ of corti?
- Organ of Corti = sense organ of cochlea | - Converts sound signals into nerve impulse that are transmitted to the brain via cochlear nerve
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What is the function of the inner hair cells + are they in contact with tectorial memb?
- Not in contact with tectorial memb - Sends impulse to brain - Has stereocilia --> which moves in response to movement of endolymph in scala media
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Describe the features and function of outer hair cells. + are they in contact with tectorial memb?
- Found in groups of 3 - In contact with tectorial memb - They receive input from the brain - Can expand + contract to amplify amount of vibration - Damage = sensorineuronal hearing loss.
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28. Describe what happens when the basilar membrane is displaced upwards.
- When basilar memb = displaced upwards - Causes depolarisation - Stereocilia moves away from modiolus - K+ channels open - K+ enters from endolymph
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29. Describe what happens when the basilar membrane is displaced downwards.
- When basilar memb = displaced downwards - Hyperpolarisation occurs - Sterocilia moves towards modiolus - K+ channels close
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30. Describe the difference in K+ and Na+ concentration in the different compartments of the cochlea.
- Scala media = High K+ / Low Na+ | - Scala Tympani = High Na+ / Low K+
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31. Describe the auditory pathway from the cochlea to the primary auditory cortex
``` Spiral ganglion --> cochlear nuclei --> superior olive --> inf colliculus --> medial geniculate nucleus --> primary auditory cortex ```
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37. What is the secondary auditory cortex responsible for?
- Responsible for sounds coming on/ off | - Responsible for duration of sound
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How do you localise short sound burst?
Interneural time delay
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How do you localise continuous sound?
Interneural intensity difference
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What is conductive hearing loss?
- Disease of middle ear --> damages ossicles / stiffens joint - Amplification system = affected - Causing conductive hearing loss
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What is sensorineural hearing loss and what can it be caused by?
- Sensorineural hearing loss = cochlea / cochlear nerve is damaged - So signal transmitted to the primary auditory complex = reduced or lost - Can occur due to acoustic schwannoma/ cerebellar tumours pressing on cochlear nerve
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what is - Presbyacusis ?
loss of hearing due to the death of hair cells in normal ageing

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