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Şahin Mİ, Vural A, Akın A, Ketenci İ, Ünlü Y. Effects of Dexmedetomidine Infusion During Sevoflurane Anesthesia on Otoacoustic Emissions. J Audiol Otol 2019; 23:89-95. [PMID: 30857385 PMCID: PMC6468276 DOI: 10.7874/jao.2018.00311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2018] [Accepted: 10/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Background and Objectives Knowing the ototoxic potential of the agents used in medical treatments is important for the protection of hearing. Although we have knowledge regarding some effects of dexmedetomidine, which is an anesthetic-sparing drug, its influence over the hearing system has never been studied and is obscure yet. The aim of this study is to determine the effects of intravenous dexmedetomidine application during sevoflurane anesthesia on otoacoustic emissions (OAEs). Subjects and Methods This prospective randomized study was performed on 60 patients (34 male, 26 female, mean age: 30.6±9.2 years) who were scheduled for an elective surgery under general anesthesia and the patients were enrolled and randomly divided into 2 groups. They received dexmedetomidine (Group D) or Saline (Group S) infusion during a standardized Sevoflurane anesthesia. Transient and distortion product OAEs were measured preoperatively and postoperatively (24th hour). OAE results were compared within and between groups. Results In group D postoperative OAEs were lower than preoperative OAEs and postoperative levels of group S, especially at low frequencies (p<0.05). Conclusions Dexmedetomidine infusion affects the micromechanical function of cochlea especially in the low-frequency region. Dexmedetomidine should be carefully used during general anesthesia to avoid its probable harmful effects on cochlear micromechanics.
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- Mehmet İlhan Şahin
- Department of Otolaryngology, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Department of Anesthesia, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey
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Gungor G, Sutas Bozkurt P, Yener HM, Yilmaz YZ, Sarı E, Atas A, Yilar S, Hayir D. Comparison of anesthetic agents on otoacoustic emissions in children: propofol vs ketamine. Paediatr Anaesth 2016; 26:752-8. [PMID: 27198668 DOI: 10.1111/pan.12936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Otoacoustic emission (OAE) tests are important evaluation tools for diagnosis of peripheral auditory pathology. Sedation or general anesthesia may be required for the performance of the OAE tests. The aim of this retrospective study was to compare the effects of anesthetic agents, propofol and ketamine, on OAEs in children. METHODS Fifty healthy children who underwent tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy under general anesthesia were included in this study. Three anesthesia induction protocols were defined for this study and the anesthesiologist applied his or her own choice. Transient evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAEs) and distortion-product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) were automatically recorded in both ears of each patient prior to anesthetic (predrug) and following the loss of consciousness 5 min later (postdrug) by an audiologist blinded to the method of anesthesia. Acceptable TEOAEs were defined as signal noise ratio (S/N) of above 3 dB SPL (decibel sound pressure level) and DPOAEs of 6 dB SPL or above. Between-group and within-group comparisons and correlations were performed for statistical analysis. RESULTS Retrospective review of the anesthesia charts from 44 cases that completed the study showed that propofol, ketamine, and sevoflurane induction protocols were used in 21, 18, and 5 cases, respectively. Measurements of 36 ears in the propofol group and 34 ears in the ketamine group were included in the final analysis. Postdrug TEOAE and DPOAE amplitudes were significantly lower than predrug amplitudes except at 8 kHz in the ketamine group. There was no significant statistical difference in postdrug DPOAE measurements between propofol and ketamine groups but a significant difference was observed at 2 and 3 kHz of postdrug TEOAE measurements. TEOAE measurements were below 3 dB in 8 of 34 ears after ketamine and in 1 of 36 ears after propofol administration. There was a significant difference between the groups with respect to the incidence of successful measurements of TEOAEs. The DPOAE measurements were affected less by these drugs. CONCLUSION DPOAE measurements were reduced similarly by propofol and ketamine anesthesia. Lower false outcome ratio in TEOAE measurements made propofol a better option than ketamine.
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- Gurcan Gungor
- Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Audiology, Health Sciences Faculty, University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Audiology, Health Sciences Faculty, University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
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Jäger K, Kössl M. Corticofugal Modulation of DPOAEs in Gerbils. Hear Res 2015; 332:61-72. [PMID: 26619750 DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2015.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2015] [Revised: 10/20/2015] [Accepted: 11/09/2015] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Efferent auditory feedback on cochlear hair cells is well studied regarding olivocochlear brainstem mechanisms. Less is known about how the descending corticofugal system may shape efferent feedback and modulate cochlear mechanics. Distortion-product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) are a suitable tool to assess outer hair cell function, as they are by-products of the nonlinear cochlear amplification process. The present project investigates the effects of cortical activity on cubic and quadratic DPOAEs in mongolian gerbils, Meriones unguiculatus, through cortical deactivation using the sodium-channel blocker lidocaine. Contralateral cortical microinjections of lidocaine can lead to either an increase or decrease of median DPOAE levels of up to 10.95 dB. The effects are reversible and comparable at all tested frequencies (0.5-40 kHz). They are not restricted to the preferred frequency of the cortical site of injection. Recovery times are between 20 and 120 min depending on stimulation levels and emission type. When the injection is performed in the ipsilateral hemisphere, DPOAE level shifts are lower in amplitude compared to those after injection in the contralateral hemisphere. No significant changes in DPOAE levels are obtained after saline microinjections. Results indicate that deactivation of auditory cortex activity through lidocaine has a considerable impact on peripheral auditory responses in form of DPOAEs, probably through cortico-olivocochlear pathways.
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- K Jäger
- Institute for Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue Str. 13, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany.
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- Institute for Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue Str. 13, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany.
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The effects of hypotensive anaesthesia on otoacoustic emissions: a prospective, randomized, double-blind study with objective outcome measures. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2015; 273:73-9. [PMID: 25563238 DOI: 10.1007/s00405-014-3488-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2014] [Accepted: 12/29/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The aim of the present study was to compare pre- and post-operative otoacoustic emission examinations of patients who experienced surgery under hypotensive anaesthesia using distortion product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE) and transient evoked otoacoustic emission (TEOAE). Forty-one patients, admitted to our tertiary centre for nasal valve surgery, were prospectively and randomly assigned into two groups. Hypotensive group included 20 patients, while control group included 21 patients. All investigators and patients were blinded to anaesthesia assignment throughout the course of the study. DPOAEs and TEOAEs were performed before surgery and repeated after 15 days in both groups. In control group, DPOAE-DP1 levels per frequency increased significantly in the post-operative period when compared with the pre-operative values in all patients. However, DPOAE-DP1 levels decreased significantly in hypotensive group. Similarly, DPOAE-SNR levels per frequency decreased significantly in hypotensive group. In conclusion, we have observed that under the influence of hypotensive general anaesthesia, the amplitudes of OAEs are affected.
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Influence of ketamine-xylazine anaesthesia on cubic and quadratic high-frequency distortion-product otoacoustic emissions. J Assoc Res Otolaryngol 2014; 15:695-705. [PMID: 25070925 DOI: 10.1007/s10162-014-0470-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2014] [Accepted: 05/28/2014] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Ketamine is a dissociative anaesthetic, analgesic drug as well as an N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist and has been reported to influence otoacoustic emission amplitudes. In the present study, we assess the effect of ketamine-xylazine on high-frequency distortion-product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAE) in the bat species Carollia perspicillata, which serves as model for sensitive high-frequency hearing. Cubic DPOAE provide information about the nonlinear gain of the cochlear amplifier, whereas quadratic DPOAE are used to assess the symmetry of cochlear amplification and potential efferent influence on the operating state of the cochlear amplifier. During anaesthesia, maximum cubic DPOAE levels can increase by up to 35 dB within a medium stimulus level range from 35 to 60 dB SPL. Close to the -10 dB SPL threshold, at stimulus levels below about 20-30 dB SPL, anaesthesia reduces cubic DPOAE amplitudes and raises cubic DPOAE thresholds. This makes DPOAE growth functions steeper. Additionally, ketamine increases the optimum stimulus frequency ratio which is indicative of a reduction of cochlear tuning sharpness. The effect of ketamine on cubic DPOAE thresholds becomes stronger at higher stimulus frequencies and is highly significant for f2 frequencies above 40 kHz. Quadratic DPOAE levels are increased by up to 25 dB by ketamine at medium stimulus levels. In contrast to cubic DPOAEs, quadratic DPOAE threshold changes are variable and there is no significant loss of sensitivity during anaesthesia. We discuss that ketamine effects could be caused by modulation of middle ear function or a release from ipsilateral efferent modulation that mainly affects the gain of cochlear amplification.
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Effects of sevoflurane and desflurane on otoacoustic emissions in humans. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2014; 272:2193-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s00405-014-3124-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2014] [Accepted: 05/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Different effects of propofol and isoflurane on cochlear blood flow and hearing function in Guinea pigs. PLoS One 2014; 9:e96861. [PMID: 24818751 PMCID: PMC4018396 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2014] [Accepted: 04/12/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Objectives To investigate the effects of isoflurane and propofol on mean arterial pressure (MAP), cochlear blood flow (CoBF), distortion-product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE), and the ultrastructure of outer hair cells (OHCs) in guinea pig cochleae. Methods Forty-eight male guinea pigs were randomly assigned to one of six treatment groups. Groups 1 to 3 were infused (i.v.) with a loading dose of propofol (5 mg/kg) for 5 min and three maintenance doses (10, 20, or 40 mg kg−1·h−1, respectively) for 115 min. Groups 4 to 6 were inhaled with isoflurane at concentrations of 1.15 vol%, 2.30 vol% or 3.45 vol% respectively for 120 min. CoBF and MAP were recorded prior to and at 5 min intervals during drug administration. DPOAE was measured before, immediately after, and 1 h after administration. Following the final DPOAE test, cochleae were examined using scanning electron microscopy. Results Propofol treatment reduced MAP in a dose-dependent manner. CoBF and DPOAE showed increases at propofol maintenance doses of 10 and 20 mg kg−1·h−1. Inhalation of isoflurane at concentrations of 2.30 vol% and 3.45 vol% reduced MAP and CoBF. DPOAE amplitude increased following inhalation of 1.15 vol% isoflurane, but decreased following inhalations of 2.30 vol% and 3.45 vol%. Cochlear structure was changed following inhalation of either 2.30 vol% or 3.45 vol% isoflurane. Conclusions Propofol could decrease MAP and increase both CoBF and DPOAE without affecting OHC structure. Inhalation of isoflurane at concentrations >2.30 vol% decreased CoBF and DPOAE, and produced injury to OHCs.
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Luebke AE, Stagner BB, Martin GK, Lonsbury-Martin BL. Adaptation of distortion product otoacoustic emissions predicts susceptibility to acoustic over-exposure in alert rabbits. THE JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 2014; 135:1941-1949. [PMID: 25234992 PMCID: PMC4167750 DOI: 10.1121/1.4868389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2013] [Revised: 02/05/2014] [Accepted: 02/18/2014] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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A noninvasive test was developed in rabbits based on fast adaptation measures for 2f1-f2 distortion-product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs). The goal was to evaluate the effective reflex activation, i.e., "functional strength," of both the descending medial olivocochlear efferent reflex (MOC-R) and the middle-ear muscle reflex (MEM-R) through sound activation. Classically, it is assumed that both reflexes contribute toward protecting the inner ear from cochlear damage caused by noise exposure. The DP-gram method described here evaluated the MOC-R effect on DPOAE levels over a two-octave (oct) frequency range. To estimate the related activation of the middle-ear muscles (MEMs), the MEM-R was measured by monitoring the level of the f1-primary tone throughout its duration. Following baseline measures, rabbits were subjected to noise over-exposure. A main finding was that the measured adaptive activity was highly variable between rabbits but less so between the ears of the same animal. Also, together, the MOC-R and MEM-R tests showed that, on average, DPOAE adaptation consisted of a combined contribution from both systems. Despite this shared involvement, the amount of DPOAE adaptation measured for a particular animal's ear predicted that ear's subsequent susceptibility to the noise over-exposure for alert but not for deeply anesthetized rabbits.
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- Anne E Luebke
- Departments of Neurobiology and Anatomy and Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York 14534
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- Research Service, Veterans Affairs Loma Linda Healthcare System, Loma Linda, California 92357
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- Research Service, Veterans Affairs Loma Linda Healthcare System, Loma Linda, California 92357
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Effects of the depth of anesthesia on distortion product otoacoustic emissions. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2013; 271:2897-904. [DOI: 10.1007/s00405-013-2780-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2013] [Accepted: 10/12/2013] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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León A, Elgueda D, Silva MA, Hamamé CM, Delano PH. Auditory cortex basal activity modulates cochlear responses in chinchillas. PLoS One 2012; 7:e36203. [PMID: 22558383 PMCID: PMC3340362 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0036203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2011] [Accepted: 04/03/2012] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The auditory efferent system has unique neuroanatomical pathways that connect the cerebral cortex with sensory receptor cells. Pyramidal neurons located in layers V and VI of the primary auditory cortex constitute descending projections to the thalamus, inferior colliculus, and even directly to the superior olivary complex and to the cochlear nucleus. Efferent pathways are connected to the cochlear receptor by the olivocochlear system, which innervates outer hair cells and auditory nerve fibers. The functional role of the cortico-olivocochlear efferent system remains debated. We hypothesized that auditory cortex basal activity modulates cochlear and auditory-nerve afferent responses through the efferent system. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Cochlear microphonics (CM), auditory-nerve compound action potentials (CAP) and auditory cortex evoked potentials (ACEP) were recorded in twenty anesthetized chinchillas, before, during and after auditory cortex deactivation by two methods: lidocaine microinjections or cortical cooling with cryoloops. Auditory cortex deactivation induced a transient reduction in ACEP amplitudes in fifteen animals (deactivation experiments) and a permanent reduction in five chinchillas (lesion experiments). We found significant changes in the amplitude of CM in both types of experiments, being the most common effect a CM decrease found in fifteen animals. Concomitantly to CM amplitude changes, we found CAP increases in seven chinchillas and CAP reductions in thirteen animals. Although ACEP amplitudes were completely recovered after ninety minutes in deactivation experiments, only partial recovery was observed in the magnitudes of cochlear responses. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE These results show that blocking ongoing auditory cortex activity modulates CM and CAP responses, demonstrating that cortico-olivocochlear circuits regulate auditory nerve and cochlear responses through a basal efferent tone. The diversity of the obtained effects suggests that there are at least two functional pathways from the auditory cortex to the cochlea.
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- Alex León
- Laboratorio de Neurobiología de la Audición, Programa de Fisiología y Biofísica, ICBM, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Neurobiología de la Audición, Programa de Fisiología y Biofísica, ICBM, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Institute of Systems Research and Neuroscience and Cognitive Sciences Program, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, United States of America
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- Laboratorio de Neurobiología de la Audición, Programa de Fisiología y Biofísica, ICBM, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Neurobiología de la Audición, Programa de Fisiología y Biofísica, ICBM, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Lyon Neuroscience Research Center (INSERM U1028 - CNRS UMR5292), Brain Dynamics and Cognition Team, Lyon, France
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- Laboratorio de Neurobiología de la Audición, Programa de Fisiología y Biofísica, ICBM, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Servicio Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Clínico de la Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Kim JU, Ahn YS, Suh JK, Chung JW. Effect of isoflurane on the hearing in mice. KOREAN JOURNAL OF AUDIOLOGY 2012; 16:14-7. [PMID: 24653864 PMCID: PMC3936527 DOI: 10.7874/kja.2012.16.1.14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2011] [Revised: 12/20/2011] [Accepted: 01/03/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Background and Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between inhalation anesthetics and hearing in mice. Materials and Methods As inhalation anesthetics, isoflurane was used. Auditory brainstem response and distortion product otoacoustic emission were used as measurement of hearing. Mice were divided into 2 groups. 'Isoflurane group' consisted of mice that were anesthetized with an inspired concentration of 2.0 vol% isoflurane with 2 L/min of oxygen (n=10). 'Control group' consisted of mice that were anesthetized with ketamine and xylazine (n=10). Results Auditory brainstem response thresholds in mice anesthetized with ketamine and xylazine was not different from those in mice anesthetized with isoflurane. Threshold of DPOAE was higher in mice with isolurane than with ketamine and xylazine. Changes of efferent control may be induced by isoflurane and consequently change the threshold of DPOAE in mice. Conclusions These results infer that, there was a change of central nervous system induced by inhalation anesthetics, this change also can be applied to the strategies for prevention of hearing loss.
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- Joung Uk Kim
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Elgueda D, Delano PH, Robles L. Effects of electrical stimulation of olivocochlear fibers in cochlear potentials in the chinchilla. J Assoc Res Otolaryngol 2011; 12:317-27. [PMID: 21365333 DOI: 10.1007/s10162-011-0260-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2010] [Accepted: 02/02/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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The mammalian cochlea has two types of sensory cells; inner hair cells, which receive auditory-nerve afferent innervation, and outer hair cells, innervated by efferent axons of the medial olivocochlear (MOC) system. The role of the MOC system in hearing is still controversial. Recently, by recording cochlear potentials in behaving chinchillas, we suggested that one of the possible functions of the efferent system is to reduce cochlear sensitivity during attention to other sensory modalities (Delano et al. in J Neurosci 27:4146-4153, 2007). However, in spite of these compelling results, the physiological effects of electrical MOC activation on cochlear potentials have not been described in detail in chinchillas. The main objective of the present work was to describe these efferent effects in the chinchilla, comparing them with those in other species and in behavioral experiments. We activated the MOC efferent axons in chinchillas with sectioned middle-ear muscles by applying current pulses at the fourth-ventricle floor. Auditory-nerve compound action potentials (CAP) and cochlear microphonics (CM) were acquired in response to clicks and tones of several frequencies, using a round-window electrode. Electrical efferent stimulation produced CAP amplitude suppressions reaching up to 11 dB. They were higher for low to moderate sound levels. Additionally, CM amplitude increments were found, the largest (≤ 2.5 dB) for low intensity tones. CAP suppression was present at all stimulus frequencies, but was greatest for 2 kHz. CM increments were highest for low-frequency tones, and almost absent at high frequencies. We conclude that the effect obtained in chinchilla is similar to but smaller than that observed in cats, and that the effects seen in awake chinchillas, albeit different in magnitude, are consistent with the activation of efferent fibers.
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- Diego Elgueda
- Programa de Fisiología y Biofísica, Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Independencia 1027, Santiago, Chile.
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Effects of hyperbaric oxygen treatment on auditory hair cells after acute noise damage. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2010; 268:49-56. [PMID: 20652293 DOI: 10.1007/s00405-010-1338-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2010] [Accepted: 07/06/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Acute acoustic trauma (AAT) is a sudden sensorineural hearing loss caused by exposure of the hearing organ to acoustic overstimulation, typically an intense sound impulse, hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HOT), which favors repair of the microcirculation, can be potentially used to treat it. Hence, this study aimed to assess the effects of HOT on guinea pigs exposed to acoustic trauma. Fifteen guinea pigs were exposed to noise in the 4-kHz range with intensity of 110 dB sound level pressure for 72 h. They were assessed by brainstem auditory evoked potential (BAEP) and by distortion product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE) before and after exposure and after HOT at 2.0 absolute atmospheres for 1 h. The cochleae were then analyzed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). There was a statistically significant difference in the signal-to-noise ratio of the DPOAE amplitudes for the 1- to 4-kHz frequencies and the SEM findings revealed damaged outer hair cells (OHC) after exposure to noise, with recovery after HOT (p = 0.0159), which did not occur on thresholds and amplitudes to BAEP (p = 0.1593). The electrophysiological BAEP data did not demonstrate effectiveness of HOT against AAT damage. However, there was improvement of the anatomical pattern of damage detected by SEM, with a significant reduction of the number of injured cochlear OHC and their functionality detected by DPOAE.
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Distortion-product otoacoustic emissions in the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus): parameter optimization. Hear Res 2008; 243:57-68. [PMID: 18586424 DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2008.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2007] [Revised: 04/14/2008] [Accepted: 05/14/2008] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Distortion-product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) were measured in a New World primate, the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus). We determined the optimal primary-tone frequency ratio (f(2)/f(1)) to generate DPOAEs of maximal amplitude between 3 and 24 kHz. The optimal f(2)/f(1), determined by varying f(2)/f(1) from 1.02 to 1.40 using equilevel primary tones, decreased with increasing f(2) frequency between 3 and 17 kHz, and increased at 24 kHz. The optimal f(2)/f(1) ratio increased with increasing primary-tone levels from 50 to 74 dB SPL. When all stimulus parameters were considered, the mean optimal f(2)/f(1) was 1.224-1.226. Additionally, we determined the effect of reducing L(2) below L(1). Decreasing L(2) below L(1) by 0, 5, and 10 dB (f(2)/f(1)=1.21) minimally affected DPOAE strength. DPOAE levels were stronger in females than males and stronger in the right ear than the left, just as in humans. This study is the first to measure OAEs in the marmoset, and the results indicate that the effect of varying the frequency ratio and primary-tone level difference on marmoset DPOAEs is similar to the reported effects in humans and Old World primates.
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Effects of anesthesia on DPOAE level and phase in rats. Hear Res 2008; 235:47-59. [DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2007.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2007] [Revised: 08/14/2007] [Accepted: 09/28/2007] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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McFadden D, Pasanen EG, Raper J, Lange HS, Wallen K. Sex differences in otoacoustic emissions measured in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta). Horm Behav 2006; 50:274-84. [PMID: 16678823 DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2006.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2005] [Revised: 03/22/2006] [Accepted: 03/23/2006] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Click-evoked otoacoustic emissions (CEOAEs) and distortion-product OAEs (DPOAEs) were measured in about 60 rhesus monkeys. CEOAE strength was substantially greater in females than in males, just as in humans. DPOAE strength was generally slightly stronger in females, just as in humans. In males, CEOAEs were weaker (more masculine) in the fall breeding season and in winter than in the summer. In females, CEOAEs were slightly stronger (more feminine) in the fall, when sex steroids are elevated in females (and males), than in the summer when rhesus monkeys are reproductively quiescent. Thus, the sex differences in CEOAEs were greater in the fall than in the summer. We presume that the seasonal fluctuations in OAEs reflect activational hormonal effects, while the basic sex differences in OAEs likely reflect organizational effects of prenatal androgen exposure. Some monkeys of both sexes had been treated with additional testosterone or the anti-androgen flutamide during prenatal development. In accord with expectations, prenatal androgen treatment weakened CEOAEs in females, and prenatal flutamide treatment strengthened CEOAEs in males. For DPOAEs, the differences between treated and untreated groups were mostly small and often inconsistent. Taken as a whole, the data from both rhesus monkeys and humans suggest that the linear, reflection-based mechanism of OAE production that underlies CEOAEs is more sensitive to prenatal androgenic processes than is the nonlinear distortion mechanism that underlies DPOAEs.
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- Dennis McFadden
- Department of Psychology and Center for Perceptual Systems, University of Texas, 1 University Station A8000, Austin, TX 78712-0187, USA.
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Hyppolito MA, de Oliveira JAA, Rossato M. Cisplatin ototoxicity and otoprotection with sodium salicylate. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2006; 263:798-803. [PMID: 16758221 DOI: 10.1007/s00405-006-0070-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2005] [Accepted: 04/10/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Cisplatin is a potent antineoplastic drug widely used for the treatment of cancer in both adults and children. One of its most important side effects is ototoxicity, which leads to irreversible bilateral hearing loss for high frequencies (4-8 kHz). Several studies have tried to identify drugs that, when combined with cisplatin, may act as otoprotectors. The mechanism of ototoxicity of cisplatin is known to be related to changes in the antioxidant mechanisms of hair cells, especially the outer hair cells of the cochlea. Our proposal was to assess the action of sodium salicylate, which has a known antioxidant property, as a possible otoprotector of outer hair cells against the action of cisplatin, using distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) and scanning electron microscopy. The study was conducted on albino guinea pigs divided into two groups: group 1 (n = 9, 18 cochleae) receiving a cisplatin dose of 8.0 mg/kg/day by the intraperitoneal (ip) route for 3 days, group 2 (n = 10, 20 cochleae) receiving 100 mg/kg sodium salicylate by the subcutaneous route followed 90 min later by cisplatin, 8.0 mg/kg/day ip for 3 days, and group 3 (n = 3, six cochleae) treated with 100 mg/kg day sodium salicylate for 3 days. In group 1, there was damage with the absence of cilia in all three rows of outer hair cells in the basal turn, followed by turns 2 and 3. In group 2, hair cells were present in all cochlear turns, but exhibited disarrangement of the ciliary structure, especially in row 1, and the DPOAEs were absent after 3 days of treatment. We conclude that drugs such as sodium salicylate, because of their antioxidant properties, may protect, at least partially, the outer hair cells against cisplatin ototoxicity.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/therapeutic use
- Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use
- Antineoplastic Agents/toxicity
- Auditory Threshold/drug effects
- Cisplatin/therapeutic use
- Cisplatin/toxicity
- Cochlea/drug effects
- Cochlea/ultrastructure
- Guinea Pigs
- Hair Cells, Auditory/drug effects
- Hair Cells, Auditory/pathology
- Hair Cells, Auditory/ultrastructure
- Hearing Loss, Sensorineural/chemically induced
- Hearing Loss, Sensorineural/prevention & control
- Injections, Intraperitoneal
- Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
- Otoacoustic Emissions, Spontaneous/physiology
- Sodium Salicylate/therapeutic use
- Treatment Outcome
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- Miguel Angelo Hyppolito
- Division of Otorhinolaryngology, Department of Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, 14049-900 Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
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Arikan OK, Muluk NB, Budak B, Apan A, Budak G, Koc C. Effects of ropivacaine on transient-evoked otoacoustic emissions: a rabbit model. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2006; 263:421-5. [PMID: 16408239 DOI: 10.1007/s00405-005-1029-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2004] [Accepted: 07/28/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of ropivacaine, a newer amide local anesthetic, on the ears of rabbits by using transient-evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAEs). Thirty rabbits were studied in a random block design of six groups of five animals each. There received intra-tympanically instilled single doses of 0.5 mg/kg, 1.0 mg/kg of ropivacaine, 0.5 ml of isotonic saline (control for intratympanic application), or intravenously administered single doses of 1.0 mg/kg, 2.0 mg/kg of ropivacaine and 1.0 ml of isotonic saline (control for intravenous application). Cochlear function was serially monitored using TEOAEs before administration and on the 1st and 15th days after administrations of ropivacaine or isotonic saline. The responses of TEOAEs were analyzed in terms of mean stimulus, stability, wave reproducibility and emission amplitudes at 1.0-4.0 kHz. We found no significant changes in the TEOAE responses of the baseline measurements in each group before administration and the responses at each interval in the same group after administration throughout the experiment (P > 0.05). Also, no significant difference was found between the group receiving ropivacaine administered intravenously or intratympanicly and the control group at each interval (P > 0.05). The data from the present study showed that ropivacaine, whether administered intravenously or intratympanically and even at a low or high dose, has no effects on the responses of TEOAEs in the early period. These findings encourage the use of ropivacaine as a safe agent without ototoxic effects in peripheral nerve blocks, epidural and intravenous regional anesthesia or even tinnitus therapy in the future.
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- Osman Kursat Arikan
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Kirikkale University, Turkey.
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Galloni P, Lovisolo GA, Mancini S, Parazzini M, Pinto R, Piscitelli M, Ravazzani P, Marino C. Effects of 900 MHz electromagnetic fields exposure on cochlear cells' functionality in rats: Evaluation of distortion product otoacoustic emissions. Bioelectromagnetics 2005; 26:536-47. [PMID: 16037958 DOI: 10.1002/bem.20127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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In recent years, the widespread use of mobile phones has been accompanied by public debate about possible adverse consequences on human health. The auditory system is a major target of exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMF) emitted by cellular telephones; the aim of this study was the evaluation of possible effects of cellular phone-like emissions on the functionality of rat's cochlea. Distortion Products OtoAcoustic Emission (DPOAE) amplitude was selected as cochlea's outer hair cells (OHC) status indicator. A number of protocols, including different frequencies (the lower ones in rat's cochlea sensitivity spectrum), intensities and periods of exposure, were used; tests were carried out before, during and after the period of treatment. No significant variation due to exposure to microwaves has been evidenced.
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- Paolo Galloni
- Toxicology and Biomedical Sciences Unit, Enea Casaccia, Rome, Italy.
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Linss V, Emmerich E, Richter F, Linss W. Is there a close relationship between changes in amplitudes of distortion product otoacoustic emissions and hair cell damage after exposure to realistic industrial noise in guinea pigs? Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2004; 262:488-95. [PMID: 15592860 DOI: 10.1007/s00405-004-0864-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2004] [Accepted: 08/19/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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In long-term experiments in awake guinea pigs (n = 12), distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) at various frequencies were measured repeatedly over 6-8 months. About 9 weeks after the first measurement, the animals were exposed to industrial noise (car industry, maximal intensity about 110 dB SPL) for 2 h. The amplitudes of DPOAE were measured prior to noise exposure and 10 min, 70 min, 1 day and 2 days after the noise exposure and then once every week. Three to four months after noise exposure, the animals were killed, and the cochleae were prepared for scanning electron microscopy. The row of inner hair cells (IHCs) was complete in all animals, while the rows of outer hair cells (OHCs) showed a considerable hair cell loss in some of the animals without a correlation to the change in amplitudes of DPOAE. However, a closer relationship between the decline of amplitudes of DPOAE and the number of missing and changed OHCs (fused stereocilia bundles, missing tip links) could be established. The number of lost OHC does not reflect the decline in DPOAE in all cases. This discrepancy must be considered when the degree of hearing loss needs to be established from changed DPOAE.
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- V Linss
- Institute of Anatomy I, Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Germany
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Hyppolito MA, Oliveira JAAD, Rossato M, Holanda F. Ototoxicidade da cisplatina e otoproteção pelo extrato de ginkgo biloba às células ciliadas externas: estudo anatômico e eletrofisiológico. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2003. [DOI: 10.1590/s0034-72992003000400011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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A Cisplatina é uma potente droga antineoplásica, largamente utilizada para o tratamento do câncer, tanto em adultos quanto em crianças. Dentre seus efeitos colaterais, a ototoxicidade se apresenta como um dos mais importantes e leva à perda auditiva irreversível, bilateral, para as altas freqüências (4KHz#8KHz). Estudos têm tentado identificar drogas que, associadas à cisplatina possam atuar como otoprotetores. Sabe-se que o mecanismo da ototoxicidade pela cisplatina está relacionado a alterações nos mecanismos antioxidantes das células ciliadas, principalmente as células ciliadas externas da cóclea. OBJETIVO: Nossa proposta foi de avaliar através de emissões otoacústicas, por produtos de distorção (EOAPD) e por microscopia eletrônica de superfície (ME), a ação do extrato de ginkgo biloba (EGB 761), que tem conhecida ação antioxidante, como possível otoprotetor, utilizando como modelo experimental cobaias albinas. FORMA DE ESTUDO: Experimental. MATERIAL E MÉTODO: Observamos EOAPD presentes pré e pós tratamento no grupo EGB (100 mg/Kg/dia via oral) e 90 minutos após cisplatina (80 mg/Kg/dia via intraperitoneal) por 8 dias. RESULTADO: Houve também manutenção da arquitetura ciliar nas células ciliadas externas em todas as espiras da cóclea, enquanto que no grupo tratado somente com cisplatina (80 mg/Kg/dia via intraperitoneal) por 8 dias, houve desaparecimento das EOAPD pós tratamento, com desaparecimento dos cilios das células ciliadas externas e distorção na arquitetura dos cílios remanescentes à ME. CONCLUSÃO: Concluímos que a EGB, por sua ação antioxidante, atua como fator otoprotetor à ototoxicidade pela cisplatina, devendo ser testada tal ação na prática clínica em pacientes que utilizam a cisplatina, pois o uso do EGB está extremamente difundido no tratamento de diferentes doenças.
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Giraudet F, Horner KC, Cazals Y. Similar half-octave TTS protection of the cochlea by xylazine/ketamine or sympathectomy. Hear Res 2002; 174:239-48. [PMID: 12433414 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-5955(02)00698-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Cochlear efferents, sympathetic control and stress conditions have been shown to influence sound-induced hearing loss. These factors are also known to be modified by sedation/anesthesia. We tested here the effect of sedation/anesthesia on temporary threshold shift (TTS) compared to that in the same awake animals. The effect of sympathectomy was also tested. We employed awake guinea pigs with a chronically implanted electrode on the round window of each of the cochleae. Each ear was tested for its sensitivity to TTS induced by a 1 min or a 10 min exposure to an 8 kHz pure tone at 96 dB sound pressure level. After an intramuscular injection of xylazine or ketamine together with xylazine, TTS at half-octave frequencies was reduced compared to that in awake animals. The second half-octave frequencies were less affected. This specific pattern of protection was also observed here after surgical ablation of a superior cervical ganglion. The data lead to the speculation that protection from TTS under sedation/anesthesia might be due to diminished sympathetic influence. Xylazine is a pre-synaptic alpha2-adrenoreceptor agonist which blocks noradrenaline release from the sympathetic system. Ketamine is a N-methyl-D-aspartic acid receptor antagonist which could reduce glutamate excitotoxicity as well as reduce sympathetic activity.
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- Fabrice Giraudet
- Inserm EPI 9902, Laboratoire d'Otologie Neuro-Otologie, Université Aix-Marseille II, Faculté de Médecine Nord, Boulevard Pierre Dramard, 13916 Cedex 20, Marseille, France
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Hatzopoulos S, Petruccelli J, Laurell G, Finesso M, Martini A. Evaluation of anesthesia effects in a rat animal model using otoacoustic emission protocols. Hear Res 2002; 170:12-21. [PMID: 12208537 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-5955(02)00448-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Anesthesia effects on otoacoustic emission (OAE) recordings were evaluated in a group of 72 Sprague-Dawley rats (mean weight 225+/-20 gr). Two anesthesia dosages (high and normal) and two anesthetic protocols (ketamine-xylazine, ketamine-xylazine-atropine) were tested. Transient evoked OAE (TEOAE) and distortion product OAE (DPOAE) responses were recorded in 10 min intervals, for a total period of 60 min. Analyses of the data with repeated measure models indicated the following: (1) The animals receiving a high dose of anesthesia (cumulative dose 66.6 mg of ketamine and 13.2 mg of xylazine/kg of body weight) presented significant alterations of the TEOAE response level and the signal to noise ratio at 3.0 kHz; (2) the animals receiving a normal dose of ketamine-xylazine anesthesia (cumulative dose 50 mg of ketamine and 10 mg of xylazine/kg of body weight) presented TEOAE and DPOAE responses invariant in terms of time; (3) significant differences were observed in the DPOAE responses from animals anesthetized with ketamine-xylazine and ketamine-xylazine-atropine. The data support the hypothesis that the ketamine anesthesia OAE suppressing mechanism is related to middle-ear mechanics.
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- Stavros Hatzopoulos
- Center of Bioacoustics, University of Ferrara, Corso Giovecca 203, 44100, Ferrara, Italy.
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James AL, Mount RJ, Harrison RV. Contralateral suppression of DPOAE measured in real time. CLINICAL OTOLARYNGOLOGY AND ALLIED SCIENCES 2002; 27:106-12. [PMID: 11994116 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2273.2002.00541.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The aim of this study was to measure contralateral suppression of distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAE) in real time. A total of 10 human subjects were studied with a novel device to record DPOAE without signal time averaging, using digital narrow band pass filtering. Real time DPOAE levels were recorded at 2f1-f2 using primary tone settings of f2/f1 = 1.22 and L1 = 70 dB SPL, L2 = 65 dB SPL, at five values of f2 between 2.2 and 7.7 kHz. An acoustic stimulus was applied intermittently to the contralateral ear to cause DPOAE suppression. Characteristic features of contralateral suppression were identified and distinguished from small spontaneous variations in the real time DPOAE signal. Magnitude of suppression increased with contralateral stimulus intensity. Onset latency of suppression was around 43 ms (31-95 ms). Potential clinical applications are discussed in the light of these findings, including a role in improving the specificity of neonatal hearing screening.
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- A L James
- Auditory Science Laboratory, Department of Otolaryngology and Brain and Behaviour Division, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Luebke AE, Foster PK, Stagner BB. A multifrequency method for determining cochlear efferent activity. J Assoc Res Otolaryngol 2002; 3:16-25. [PMID: 12083721 PMCID: PMC3202367 DOI: 10.1007/s101620010089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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A test based on measures of distortion-product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) was developed in lightly anesthetized guinea pigs and alert rabbits to assess the effective activation or functional "strength" of the cochlear efferent system. The multifrequency method described here used the DP-gram frequency function to evaluate the fast component of the olivocochlear adaptive effect on DPOAE levels over a 2-octave frequency range. An estimate of any concurrent muscle activation was also determined over the identical frequency range by monitoring the levels of the eliciting f1 primary tone throughout its duration. The acoustic reflex, as measured by this f1 level constancy test, did not appear to contribute to the average efferent strength of sedated guinea pigs, but the acoustic reflex did contribute to the average "efferent" strength of awake rabbits. Hence, the average efferent effect in alert rabbits is contaminated by the acoustic reflex, which confounds its interpretation.
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- Anne E Luebke
- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Miami School of Medicine, FL 33101, USA.
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Seifert E, Brand K, van de Flierdt K, Hahn M, Riebandt M, Lamprecht-Dinnesen A. The influence of hypothermia on outer hair cells of the cochlea and its efferents. BRITISH JOURNAL OF AUDIOLOGY 2001; 35:87-98. [PMID: 11314915 DOI: 10.1080/03005364.2001.11742735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Transient evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAE) were recorded in 21 guinea-pigs undergoing hypothermia. The minimal average body temperature during cooling was 26 degrees C/24.9 degrees C measured orally or rectally, respectively. The animals were subsequently warmed to normal body temperature. A clear influence of body temperature on TEOAE could be documented. During cooling the amplitude and reproducibilities decreased, disappearing completely at a mean temperature below 28.5 degrees C (oral) and 27.3 degrees C (rectal). The emissions reappeared during rewarming at a mean temperature of 30.1 degrees C (oral) and 30.8 degrees C (rectal). Contralateral auditory stimulation (CAS) led to a decrease of the amplitudes of TEOAE during cooling down to a mean of 33 degrees C/32 degrees C (oral/rectal temperature). During rewarming, influences of the CAS could be recognized, again at an oral temperature above 35 degrees C. The changes to the TEOAE observed in these experiments suggest that hypothermia affects not only the outer hair cells (OHC) of the cochlea but also the efferent supply to the cochlea.
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- E Seifert
- Department of Phoniatrics and Pedaudiology, Westphalian Wilhelms-University, Germany
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McWilliams ML, Chen GD, Fechter LD. Low-level toluene disrupts auditory function in guinea pigs. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2000; 167:18-29. [PMID: 10936075 DOI: 10.1006/taap.2000.8978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Toluene appears to have adverse effects on the human auditory system, but it is difficult to estimate its potency since it is commonly present in the workplace in combination with noise exposure; workplace noise exposures are often highly variable. Studies designed to assess toluene ototoxicity specifically have been limited to high-dose studies in a single laboratory animal model, the rat. Here permanent hearing loss has been observed at concentrations of 1000 ppm toluene and greater after inhalation exposure for 5 days, 6 h/day. The OSHA threshold limit value for toluene is only 100 ppm. The current study focuses on the onset of toluene ototoxicity acutely in the guinea pig and in adducing a mechanism of effect. In this study, evidence is presented for the impairment of auditory function by toluene in the guinea pig, at a concentration substantially lower than that used for studying permanent impairment in the rat. The impaired function was correlated with reduced energy metabolism in outer hair cells. Assessment of auditory function was made using distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAE) with subsequent measurement of succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) staining density in hair cells using surface preparations. Temporary disruption of auditory function in guinea pigs is seen in subjects exposed to 250, 500, and 1000 ppm toluene for 8 h/day, 5 day/week for 1 and 4 weeks. Concentrations as low as 250 ppm toluene were able to disrupt auditory function acutely in the guinea pig, and 500 and 1000 ppm toluene produced greater acute dysfunction. SDH staining suggests that reduced enzyme activity in the midfrequency region of the cochlea occurs acutely following toluene exposure. Although the auditory dysfunction progressed between 1 and 4 weeks of exposure, a permanent loss did not develop for these subjects and hair cell death was not seen. The current study identifies early evidence of auditory system impairment in the guinea pig at low toluene concentration and evidence for impairment of energy production in hair cells. While even a transient auditory impairment has implications for workplace safety, additional study on the transition from such acute effects to permanent impairment is essential.
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- M L McWilliams
- Health Sciences Center, College of Pharmacy, University of Oklahoma, 1110 N. Stonewall, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73190, USA
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Zheng XY, McFadden SL, Ding DL, Henderson D. Cochlear de-efferentation and impulse noise-induced acoustic trauma in the chinchilla. Hear Res 2000; 144:187-95. [PMID: 10831877 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-5955(00)00065-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The olivocochlear bundle (OCB) has been shown to protect the ear from acoustic trauma induced by continuous noise or tones. The present study examines the OCB's role in the ear's response to impulse noise (150 dB pSPL, 100 impulses, 50 s total exposure duration). Successful section of the OCB was achieved through a posterior parafloccular fossa approach for the right ears of six out of 15 adult chinchillas. The left ears from the same animals served as efferent-innervated controls. Measurements of inferior colliculus evoked potentials (ICPs) showed that the de-efferented ears incurred similar temporary and permanent threshold shifts as the control ears. Twenty days after noise exposure, depressed ICP amplitudes had virtually recovered to pre-values in the control ears whereas those in the de-efferented ears remained significantly depressed. Greater loss of inner hair cells was seen in the de-efferented ears than in the control ears. Both control and de-efferented ears incurred large loss of outer hair cells, with no statistically significant differences between groups. The current data are intriguing, yielding tentative evidence to suggest that inner hair cells of de-efferented ears are more susceptible to impulse noise than those in efferented control ears. In contrast, outer hair cell vulnerability to impulse noise appears to be unaffected by de-efferentation.
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- X Y Zheng
- Center for Hearing and Deafness, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA.
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Zheng XY, McFadden SL, Henderson D, Ding DL, Burkard R. Cochlear microphonics and otoacoustic emissions in chronically de-efferented chinchilla. Hear Res 2000; 143:14-22. [PMID: 10771180 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-5955(99)00217-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The effects of eliminating the olivocochlear bundle (OCB) on cochlear electromechanical properties were examined by measuring cochlear microphonics (CM) and distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) in chronically de-efferented chinchillas. The OCB fibers to the right ears were successfully sectioned in six out of 15 adult chinchillas via a posterior paraflocular fossa approach. At the end of the experiment, these ears were histologically verified as being deprived of both lateral and medial OCB fibers. The opposite (left) ears from the animals served as controls. Following de-efferentation, changes of the inter-modulation distortion components (2f(1)-f(2), f(2)-f(1), 3f(1)-2f(2), 3f(2)-2f(1)) varied, depending on the frequencies and levels of the stimuli. DPOAE amplitudes to low-level stimuli were within the 95% confidence intervals around mean DPOAE amplitudes of the control ears at all the frequencies (1-8 kHz). At high stimulus levels, DPOAE amplitudes increased by 5-20 dB at 1 and 2 kHz while remaining in the normal range at 4 and 8 kHz. In contrast, the CM input/output functions to stimuli from 1 to 8 kHz were significantly reduced by approximately 40-50% at all input levels. The results suggest that the OCB may play a role in modulating electrical properties of the outer hair cells and in reducing the magnitude of cochlear distortion to high-level stimuli.
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- X Y Zheng
- 215 Parker Hall, Center for Hearing and Deafness, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA.
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Ferber-Viart C, Preckel MP, Dubreuil C, Banssillon V, Duclaux R. Effect of anesthesia on transient evoked otoacoustic emissions in humans: a comparison between propofol and isoflurane. Hear Res 1998; 121:53-61. [PMID: 9682807 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-5955(98)00064-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
The influence of general anesthesia (GA) on auditory brainstem responses (ABRs) has been widely studied in humans whereas few studies have been devoted as yet to its effect on cochlear micromechanical properties. This study was aimed at evaluating: (1) the effect of GA on transient evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAEs) in humans (n=10), and (2) to compare the effects induced by two different anesthetic agents: propofol (n=5) and isoflurane (n=5). The TEOAEs were continuously monitored together with hemodynamic patterns describing various measures of blood pressure. (1) The GA induced a decrease in TEOAE amplitude and TEOAE amplitude was significantly correlated with the hemodynamic patterns. (2) Both anesthetic agents were responsible for a decrease in TEOAE during the first 20 min of recording. Under propofol, TEOAE amplitude increased after 20 min whereas under isoflurane TEOAEs continued to decrease. Under propofol, TEOAE amplitude was correlated with blood pressure changes in a highly significant manner, whereas under isoflurane TEOAE levels were completely independent of such hemodynamic patterns. These results infer that (1) the GA induced a decrease in TEOAE amplitude, and that (2) TEOAE changes induced by propofol could depend on the concomitant hemodynamic changes whereas isoflurane could be responsible for TEOAE changes depending on both, hemodynamic changes and its own pharmacological properties.
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Affiliation(s)
- C Ferber-Viart
- Université Claude Bernard Lyon I, Upresa 5020, et Service d'Explorations Neurosensorielles, Centre Hospitalier Lyon-Sud, Pierre-Benite, France
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