title: [Utility of the guinea pig like model of audiology studies and proposal of surgical accesses to the ear and neck].
abstract: We discuss the utility of the guinea pig model in audiology research and describe the different surgical accesses to the middle and inner ear in order to use these techniques for the production of experimental deafness. In addition, we describe a surgical technique for laryngeal denervation. Finally, we discuss the auditory-evoked potentials obtained in newborn and mature animals, in whom experimental deafness was produced. Our purpose was to confirm the use of the guinea pig as an ideal model for audiologic studies and for neck surgery.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación-Comunicación Humana. arch@infosel.net.mx
authors.forename: Emilio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Arch-Tirado
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Verduzco-Mendoza
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Azuara-Pliego
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hernández-Orozco
authors.forename: Miguel Angel
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Collado-Corona
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001299:Audiometry; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004423:Ear / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D007823:Laryngeal Nerves / Q000601:surgery*; D009333:Neck / Q000601:surgery*