Nerve fibers in the inner ear adjust sound levels and help compensate for hearing loss in mice, study finds
Most cochlear nerves carry information from the cochlea to the brain, but about 5% send signals in the opposite direction: ...
New Brain Discovery Could Revolutionize Hearing Loss Treatment
Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC, in partnership with Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, ...
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New tinnitus treatment emerges from blocking back-channels in the ear
If some speakers in your sound system were broken, you might try to compensate by cranking up the volume on the ones that ...
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New imaging tool reveals the brain's role in cochlea sensitivity
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 ...
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Cochlear Implants and Auditory Nerve Function
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 ...
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Hearing Loss
The cochlea is a snail-shaped structure in the inner ear. In the cochlea, there are nerve cells with thousands of miniature hairs attached to them. These hairs help convert the sound wave ...
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Nerve Fibers Adjust Sound, Mitigate Hearing Loss in the Inner Ear
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 ...