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Volume 11
To the Brain and Back: An Introduction
“To the Brain and Back” is a new regular series of articles in Canadian Audiologist that shares the neuroscience of hearing and communication with the audiology community. This is the third edition of a series originally known as “Grand Central Station” by Kelly Tremblay and then “Mysteries of the Hearing Brain” by Samira Anderson.
Volume 9
An Evolving Understanding of Cochlear Synaptopathy
Cochlear synaptopathy persists as a hot topic in hearing research and auditory neuroscience, and there is intense debate on developing a clinical test for it.
Volume 7
Tinnitus with a Normal Audiogram
We must establish conventions for physiological testing (devices and signal processing) and adopt them internationally; conduct additional thoughtful experiments; implement tighter controls (age, biological sex, occupation); and because the effects of hearing damage on physiological function are likely small, drastically increase the sample sizes of studies. No matter the outcome, at a minimum, patients with tinnitus will likely require assessment beyond the conventional audiogram for clinicians to better understand the status of the ear.
Volume 6
Why is Tinnitus Hard to Measure?
Clearly, quantifying an internal perception such as a phantom sound is not a trivial task, especially when there is no clear cause.