AUTHOR=Lai Ruosha , Li Lihua , Sha Su-Hua TITLE=Editorial: Mechanisms of auditory development, maintenance, damage, and protection JOURNAL=Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience VOLUME=18 YEAR=2025 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/molecular-neuroscience/articles/10.3389/fnmol.2025.1580793 DOI=10.3389/fnmol.2025.1580793 ISSN=1662-5099