Most cochlear nerves carry information from the cochlea to the brain, but about 5% send signals in the opposite direction: from the brain to the cochlea. The exact role of those fibers has been a ...

If some speakers in your sound system were broken, you might try to compensate by cranking up the volume on the ones that ...

Most cochlear nerves carry information from the cochlea to the brain, but about 5% send signals in the opposite direction: from the brain to the cochlea. The exact role of those fibers has been a ...

Nerve fibers help regulate sound sensitivity in the inner ear, aiding in hearing loss compensation and reducing discomfort.

They work by bypassing damaged hair cells in the cochlea and directly stimulating the auditory nerve, allowing users to perceive sound. Recent research has focused on understanding how various ...

Cochlear implants do a remarkable job for those with profound hearing loss but external components can be detrimental. MUSC ...

Nine (18%) of these 51 children with ABR characteristic of AN have been identified as having small (N = 2; 4%) or absent (N = 7; 14%) cochlear nerves on MRI. RESULTS: Of the nine children with ...