Most cochlear nerves carry information from the cochlea to the brain, but about 5% send signals in the opposite direction: ...

Early signs of hearing loss include tinnitus, mental fatigue, difficulty hearing, muffled or unclear voice, and more.

When Wackym, whose first name is Phillip, found out Henry named her child after him, he was surprised because he was ...

Researchers developed a flexible auditory brainstem implant (ABI) that better conforms to the brainstem’s shape, enabling ...

Inside the cochlea, the moving fluid stimulates tiny ... The signal then travels along the auditory nerve to your brain, where its translated into a sound that you can understand.

Cells are sensitive to many forms of stimuli including light and heat, but little is known about the cellular response to acoustic pressure—a.k.a. sound. A new study suggests that cells can indeed ...

But for those whose cochlear nerve is too damaged for a standard cochlear implant, a promising alternative is an auditory brainstem implant (ABI). Unfortunately, current ABIs are rigid implants ...

But for those whose cochlear nerve is too damaged for a standard cochlear implant, a promising alternative is an auditory brainstem implant (ABI). Unfortunately, current ABIs are rigid implants ...

Their analysis was able to explain the frequency selectivity originally measured by von Bekesy in cochlea obtained from cadaver ears ... selectivity that could be measured from individual nerve fibers ...