The ability to analyze how the inner ear works could help provide better therapies, especially for sensorineural hearing loss ...

Professor UEYAMA Takehiko (Biosignal Research Center, Kobe University) and the inner ear research group (Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine) have identified the cell types in the inner ear ...

Shape matters, even in hearing. Specifically, it is the shape of the cochlea -- the snail-shell-shaped organ in the inner ear that converts sound waves into nerve impulses that the brain deciphers -- ...

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The cochlea is key to human hearing, and it plays an important role in our understanding of complex frequency content. The Visual Ear project aims to illustrate the cochlear mechanism as an ...

Ear care, or otology, specifically treats the structure and function of the ear. Ear conditions include hearing and balance disorders, damage or disease of the ear, tumors, and others (see below). Our ...

Cochlear implants can be a life-changing tool for people with hearing loss, but some Deaf people argue their use risks compromising their community's identity.

Professor UEYAMA Takehiko (Biosignal Research Center, Kobe University) and the inner ear research group (Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine) have identified the cell types in the inner ear ...

There are many types and causes of sensorineural hearing loss, i.e., hearing loss associated with damage to the inner ear, rather than say, a punctured ear drum. You can lose hearing from exposure to ...