Research Article

Transient Abnormalities in Masking Tuning Curve in Early Progressive Hearing Loss Mouse Model

Figure 7

Abnormal hair bundle shapes observed in the basal cochlear region. SEM pictures of organ of Corti sections ((a)–(g)) and of tectorial membrane (TM) ((h), (i)) from CD1 mice. (a) Normal OHC hair bundle. (b) Asymmetrical hair bundle. (c) OHC with damaged stereocilia. (d) Linear OHC hair bundles. (e) OHC with fused stereocilia. (f) Hook-shaped OHC hair bundle. (g) Normal appearance of IHCs. ((h), (i)) Imprints left by abnormal (h) and normal (i) OHC stereocilia bundles in the TM in the basal region of cochlea.