| A1 | Primary auditory cortex |
| ABR | Auditory brainstem response |
| AC | auditory cortex |
| ACDase | acid ceramidase |
| ASM | acid sphingomyelinase |
| bcl-2 | B cell lymphoma 2 |
| bax | bcl-2 associated X protein |
| Car | Carmofur |
| Cer | Ceramide |
| DOX | doxepin hydrochloride |
| FDA | U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
| HBOT | hyperbaric oxygen therapy |
| HBOA | hyperbaric oxygen therapy after noise exposure |
| HBOD | hyperbaric oxygen therapy during noise exposure |
| HBOP | hyperbaric oxygen therapy before noise exposure |
| HE | hematoxylin-eosin |
| IHC | immunohistochemistry |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| MDA | malondialdehyde |
| MGB | medial geniculate body |
| NMDA | N-methyl-D-aspartic acid receptor |
| NOS | nitric oxide synthase |
| SLs | sphingolipids |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |
| TUNEL | transferase-mediated dUTP nick end labeling |
| Vc | Vitamin C |
| Veh | Vehicle |