Acknowledgements This work was supported by the State Key Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No 30930098 to Jian-hua QIU), the Major State Basic Research Development Program of China (973 Program) (No 2011CB504505 to Jianhua QIU) and the Young Scientists Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No 30801287 to Juan QU; 81101409 to Ke-liang XIE).
Aim: Auditory neuropathy (AN) is a hearing disorder characterized by abnormal auditory nerve function with preservation of normal cochlear hair cells. This study was designed to investigate whether treatment with m...