Le Prell, Colleen G.
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Colleen Le Prell holds the Emile and Phil Schepps Professorship in Hearing Science. She also serves as the Program Head for the Audiology AuD program at the Callier Center for Communication Disorders. Dr. Le Prell is "one of the leading researchers in the area of hearing loss prevention." He research interests include:
- The identification of cell death pathways activated by noise,
- The assessment of therapeutic agents that prevent cell death and hearing loss,
- Prevention of age-related hearing loss.
- Noise-induced hearing loss,
- Prevention of temporary music-player induced changes in hearing.
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Effects of Noise Exposure on Auditory Brainstem Response and Speech-in-Noise Tasks: A Review of the Literature
(Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2018-12-18)Objective: Short-term noise exposure that induces transient changes in thresholds has induced permanent cochlear synaptopathy in multiple species. Here, the literature was reviewed to gain translational insight into the ... -
Otoprotectants: From Research to Clinical Application
(Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., 2019)There is an urgent need for otoprotective drug agents. Prevention of noise-induced hearing loss continues to be a major challenge for military personnel and workers in a variety of industries despite the requirements that ... -
The Search for Noise-Induced Cochlear Synaptopathy in Humans: Mission Impossible?
Animal studies demonstrate that noise exposure can permanently damage the synapses between inner hair cells and auditory nerve fibers, even when outer hair cells are intact and there is no clinically relevant permanent ... -
Hidden Hearing Loss? No Effect of Common Recreational Noise Exposure on Cochlear Nerve Response Amplitude in Humans
This study tested hypothesized relationships between noise exposure and auditory deficits. Both retrospective assessment of potential associations between noise exposure history and performance on an audiologic test battery ...
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