Fig. 1
Methods to determine the hearing function in mice. ABR auditory brainstem responses. Auditory evoked summation potentials are recorded from the scalp. The potentials to increasing sound stimulation contain characteristic deflections (waves). Wave thresholds depict the hearing sensitivity. Wave amplitudes and latencies depict the capacitiy of distinct stages within the ascending auditory pathway to process auditory information. DPOAE distortion products of the otoacoustic emissions. An acoustic measure to determine the function of the outer hair cells. Both procedures are also regularly used in the clinic for human hearing diagnostic