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. 1994 Sep-Oct;56(5):263-8.
doi: 10.1159/000276670.

Effect of 4 kHz tone exposure on the guinea pig inner ear: relation in the change of cochlear microphonics, action potential, electrochemical potential and K+ ion concentration induced by noise exposure

T Sugisawa  1 , R Nemoto, N Inada, K Yamamura, A Ishida
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Effect of 4 kHz tone exposure on the guinea pig inner ear: relation in the change of cochlear microphonics, action potential, electrochemical potential and K+ ion concentration induced by noise exposure

T Sugisawa et al. ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec. 1994 Sep-Oct.

Abstract

Using 110 male albino guinea pigs, and applying electrophysiological methods, we investigated the effects of 4 kHz tone at moderate sound pressure level on the inner ear at different exposure times (6, 12, 24 and 48 h). Longer than 12 h exposure to 4 kHz tone had a considerable effect on the hearing, inducing a decrease in the maximum output voltage of cochlear microphonics and an increase in the K+ concentration in the endolymph.

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