Protective Effects of <i>α-</i>Tocopherol on ABR Threshold Shift in Rabbits Exposed to Noise and Carbon Monoxide

AuthorMasoud Motallebi Kashanien
AuthorSeyyed Bagher Mortazavien
AuthorAli Khavaninen
AuthorAbdolamir Allamehen
AuthorRamezan Mirzaeeen
AuthorMehdi Akbarien
Issued Date2011-04-30en
AbstractNoise induced hearin gloss (NIHL) is one of the most important occupational disease world wide. NIHL has been found potentiate by simultaneous carbon monoxide (CO) exposure. Free radicals have been implicated in cochlear damage resulted from the exposure to noise and due to the CO hypoxia. This study examined whether α-tocopherol administration , as a free radical scavenger, causes the attenuation of auditory brainstem response (ABR) threshold shifts resulting from noise exposure and noise plus CO exposure. Forty-two rabbits were divided in to seven groups including control, noise + saline, noise + CO + saline, noise + α-tocopherol, noise + CO + α-tocopherol , CO + α-tocopherol and α-tocopherol alone. ABR was assessed before exposure, 1 hand 14 days post exposure. The administration of 50 mg/Kg of α-tocopherol prior, following and post exposure to noise or noise plus CO recovered permanent ABR threshold shift at 1 and KHz almost to the baseline and provided significant attenuation in permanent ABR threshold shift at 4 and 8 KHz in subject swhich were exposed to noise but it did not block the potentiating of threshold elevation by CO exposure (extra threshold loss by combined exposure) at 4 and 8 KHz. α Tocopherol provides protective effect against the hearing loss resulting from noise exposure and simultaneous exposure to noise plus CO.en
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.22037/ijpr.2011.964en
KeywordNoise induced hearin glossen
KeywordAnti oxidant agenten
KeywordNIHL potentiationen
KeywordAuditory brainstem responseen
Keyword<i>α</i>-Tocopherolen
PublisherBrieflandsen
TitleProtective Effects of <i>α-</i>Tocopherol on ABR Threshold Shift in Rabbits Exposed to Noise and Carbon Monoxideen
TypeOriginal Articleen

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