Loud music damages cochlear structures in distinct ways producing distinct perceptual deficits

Evidence

Sensorineural damage is typically caused by excess noise exposure that damages the hair cells in the cochlea. The hair bundles of the hair cells can be damaged, or the cells themselves can suffer from a metabolic disorder, swell up, or be completely destroyed. — Ville Pulkki, Matti Karjalainen, Communication Acoustics- An…, 2647 (#expands, via linked claim)

Currently, the fact is that once the inner ears have been damaged, the damage is permanent. Some audio information fails to reach the brain, and some that is delivered is corrupted. It is more than just not hearing small sounds; some higher-level aspects of perception occurring within the brain are modified, even when threshold shifts are not present. It is a truly insidious affliction. — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 1879 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Excess noise damages cochlear hair cells through several distinct mechanisms — Ville Pulkki, Matti Karjalainen, Communication Acoustics- An…, 2647; Inner-ear damage permanently corrupts higher-level auditory perception, not just thresholds — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 1879; Fiber-type-specific damage produces distinct loudness perception abnormalities. — Jennifer Lentz, Psychoacoustics- Perception of Normal…, 737 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Excess noise damages cochlear hair cells through several distinct mechanisms #expands (0.90) — Ville Pulkki, Matti Karjalainen, Communication Acoustics- An…, 2647
• Inner-ear damage permanently corrupts higher-level auditory perception, not just thresholds #expands (0.78) — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 1879