Aging and Hearing

This volume provides contemporary discussions on new developments in aging research. It serves as an important update on the current state of research on the aging auditory system.
Listening to All Voices: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Understanding Hearing in Aging


Karen S. Helfer and Edward L. Bartlett


Genetic and Molecular Aspects of the Aging Auditory System

Shinichi Someya and Mi-Jung Kim

The Aging Cochlea and Auditory Nerve

Kevin K. Ohlemiller and Christopher Spankovich

Age-Related Changes in the Auditory Brainstem and Inferior Colliculus


Josef Syka


Age-Related Changes in the Primate Auditory Cortex

Gregg Recanzone

The Aging Auditory System: Electrophysiology

Kelly C. Harris

Age-Related Changes in Segregation of Sound Sources


Frederick J. Gallun and Virginia Best


Causes and Consequences of Age-Related Hearing Loss

Jennifer A. Deal, Nicholas S. Reed, Emily C. Pedersen, and Frank R. Lin


Age-Related Changes in Speech Understanding: Peripheral versus Cognitive Influences


Sandra Gordon-Salant, Maureen J. Shader, and Arthur Wingfield

Aging, Hearing Loss, and Listening Effort: Imaging Studies of the Aging Listener

Stefanie E. Kuchinsky and Kenneth I. Vaden, Jr.

Functional Consequences of Impaired Hearing in Older Adults and Implications for Intervention

Larry E. Humes, M. Kathleen Pichora-Fuller, and Louise Hickson

Emerging Clinical Translational Treatment Strategies for Age-Related Hearing Loss

Robert D. Frisina, Carlos J. Cruz, Tanika T. Williamson, Xiaoxia Zhu, and Bo Ding