supported by grants from the National Basic Research Program of China(973 Program)(#2012CB967900;2011CBA01000);National Hi-Tech Research and Development Program of China(863 Program)(#2007AA02Z150);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)(#30730040);Science and Technology Innovation Nursery Foundation of PLA General Hospital(12KMM29);Clinical Research Supporting Foundation of PLA General Hospital(2012FC-TSYS-3056)
Auditory neuropathy(AN)is a hearing disorder char acterized by absence of auditory brainstem responses de spite preservation of outer hair cell function,and has at tracted attentions from researchers and audiologists ...