Information Event & Seminar Center for Frontier Medical Engineering, Chiba University holds events and seminars in Japanease and English. Please check Japanease web site. Event & Seminar(Japanease Web Site) Pick up Subject! Assessment of susceptibility to noise induced hearing loss Sho OTSUKA Excessive noise exposure can cause temporary hearing deterioration as well as permanent hearing damage to the cochlear, which is known as noise induced hearing loss (NIHL). It has been known for many years that the susceptibility to noise induced hearing loss varies substantially between individuals; individuals with ‘tough’ ears are more resistant to acoustic overexposure, whilst individuals with ‘tender’ ears are more vulnerable. We have been investigating the effect of excessive noise exposure on auditory function and evaluated its inter-individual variations using various non-invasive physiological measurements. Recruit Pamphlet Department of Medical Engineering Multimodal Medical Engineering