Auditory Pathology: When Hearing is Out of Balance.- Genetics of Hearing Loss.- Cochlear Homeostasis and Homeostatic Disorders.- Tinnitus: Theories Mechanisms and Treatments.- Autoimmune Inner Ear Disease.- Age-Related Hearing Loss and Its Cellular and Molecular Bases.- Patterns and Mechanisms of Noise-Induced Cochlear Pathology.- Drug-Induced Hearing Loss.- Central Consequences of Cochlear Trauma.- Cell Death and Cochlear Protection.- Emerging Strategies...