Injection of adult mouse mesenchymal stem cells into the developing chick inner ear

This series of experiments attempted to characterize the abilities of stem cells derived from bone marrow and adipose tissue to integrate into the sensory epithelium of the inner ear and to differentiate into hair cells or neural cell types.

The effects of earmuffs and hearing impairment on word discrimination in noise

This paper discusses a study to determine selection of hearing protective devices to ensure optimum speech discrimination.