Stochastic resonance in the peripheral auditory system

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 417-420
Author(s):  
Florian Gomez ◽  
Stefan Martignoli ◽  
Ruedi Stoop
Author(s):  
Prawin Kumar ◽  
Niraj Kumar Singh ◽  
Kumari Apeksha ◽  
Vipin Ghosh ◽  
Raveendran Rajesh Kumar ◽  
...  

Abstract Introduction Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disease associated with a rise in the level of blood glucose. Individuals with diabetes mellitus are more likely to develop hearing loss, tinnitus, and dizziness due to macro- and microvascular complications. The extent to which auditory and vestibular functions are impaired in individuals with type-2 diabetes mellitus is still under debate. Objective To systematically review studies focusing on auditory and vestibular functions in individuals with type-2 diabetes mellitus. Data Synthesis A search was conducted in the PubMed, MedlinePlus, Ingenta Connect and Google Scholar databases for articles published until June 2019. A total of 15,980 articles were primarily retrieved, 33 of which were shortlisted based on the inclusion criteria set by the investigators for the systematic review. Out of 33 full-length articles, 26 evaluated the functioning of the auditory system, while 7 evaluated the functioning of the vestibular system. Most studies related to auditory functioning reported a significant effect of type-2 diabetes mellitus on the peripheral auditory system, whereas studies on vestibular functioning reported no significant effect of diabetes mellitus on the functioning of the peripheral vestibular end-organ. Conclusion Overall, the results of various audiological and peripheral vestibular tests reveal distinctive peripheral and/or central auditory and vestibular end-organ impairments in individuals with type-2 diabetes mellitus.


1996 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 127-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saaid Safieddine ◽  
Sylvain Bartolami ◽  
Robert J. Wenthold ◽  
Michel Eybalin

Author(s):  
Francesco Veronesi ◽  
Edoardo Milotti

Abstract The transduction process that occurs in the inner ear of the auditory system is a complex mechanism which requires a non-linear dynamical description. In addition to this, the stochastic phenomena that naturally arise in the inner ear during the transduction of an external sound into an electro-chemical signal must also be taken into account. The presence of noise is usually undesirable, but in non-linear systems a moderate amount of noise can improve the system's performance and increase the signal-to-noise ratio. The phenomenon of stochastic resonance combines randomness with non-linearity and is a natural candidate to explain at least part of the hearing process which is observed in the inner ear. In this work, we present a toy model of the auditory system which shows how stochastic resonance can be instrumental to sound perception, and suggests an explanation of the frequency dependence of the hearing threshold.


1966 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 561-564 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter J. Dallos ◽  
Craig O. Linnell

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