The auditory acclimatization effect in sensorineural hearing-impaired listeners: Evidence for functional plasticity

Effects of Sex, Age and Hearing Asymmetry on the Interaural Differences of Auditory Brainstem Responses

“…This same study found that unilateral deafening, be it partial or total, induces complex patterns of reconnecting neurons in the adult auditory brainstem [Illing et al, 2005]. In humans, binaural hearing aid fitting has been shown to induce functional plasticity at the peripheral level of the auditory system, in which a shortening of wave V latency paralleled perceptual modifications during right ear stimulation only [Philibert et al, 2005]. However, Langers et al [2005] found no evidence for plastic reorganization at subcortical levels in unilaterally deaf subjects by functional magnetic resonance imaging.…”

Electric-Acoustic Stimulation of the Auditory System: A Review of the First Decade

“…Recent studies in recipients fitted with monaural or bilateral HA have led to the suggestion that HA fitting induces functional plasticity at the peripheral level of the auditory system [Philibert et al, 2005]. Several studies have suggested that deafferentation due to cochlear damage in adults may lead to functional reorganization of auditory cortical structures [Dietrich et al, 2001;Philibert et al, 2005;Munro et al, 2007]. The authors assumed a reorganization of the cortical acoustic map such that neurons deprived of their most sensitive afferent input may respond to tone frequencies adjacent to the frequency range of the partial hearing loss.…”

The effect of device use after sequential bilateral cochlear implantation in children: An electrophysiological approach

“…Therefore, it seems that auditory brainstem maturation is indeed activity dependent and might be more functionally driven. In agreement, in adults with presbyacusis, similar auditory brainstem changes were seen after hearing aid fitting [19]. Philibert et al [19] obtained ABRs evoked by click stimuli in five presbyacusic adults before and after hearing aid fitting.…”

“…In agreement, in adults with presbyacusis, similar auditory brainstem changes were seen after hearing aid fitting [19]. Philibert et al [19] obtained ABRs evoked by click stimuli in five presbyacusic adults before and after hearing aid fitting. After hearing aid fitting, the ABR wave V was significantly shorter for the right ear.…”