Why hearing loss is correlated with auditory signals failing to get transmitted along the auditory nerve

A research team investigating tinnitus, from the University of Leicester, has revealed new insights into the link between the exposure to loud sounds and hearing loss.Their study, published in Neuroscience, helps to understand how damage to myelin - a protection sheet around cells - alters the transmission of auditory signals occurring during hearing loss.The three-year study was derived from a PhD studentship funded by Action on Hearing Loss. It was led by Dr Martine Hamann, Lecturer in Neurosciences at the University's Department of Cell Physiology and Pharmacology.