In the depths of your inner ear lies one of biology’s most intricate sound systems. A new discovery reveals that the cochlea ...

Factors affecting hearing in humans . The sample of the study involved 450 individuals from 13 countries. This also included ...

Growing older can take a toll on your hearing, but even more than your age, a new study has revealed another biological ...

A cutting-edge study reveals how terahertz (THz) imaging technology has unlocked a new way to peer inside the intricate ...

A new study shows that women have more sensitive hearing than men, and that where you live—urban vs rural or high vs low altitude—can greatly impact hearing ability.

Visualizing cochlea structures To test their new approach, the researchers first needed to confirm that the terahertz waves were reaching the inside of the cochlea. They did this by using the ...

The illustration shows a cross-section of part of the cochlea, the fluid-filled part of the inner ear that converts vibrations from incoming sounds into nerve signals that travel to the brain via ...

The hearing organ in mammals is a spiraling structure called the "cochlea" from the Greek word for snail. It spirals out from the saccule (one of the balance organs). There are two and a half turns in ...

Hearing relies on the cochlea, a spiral-shaped organ in the inner ear that converts sound waves into neural signals. Any structural or functional impairment of the cochlea can lead to hearing loss ...

Sensorineural hearing loss is a type of hearing impairment that occurs when there is damage to the cochlea of the inner ear ...

Professor Copies the Inner Ear, Invents a Tiny Universal Radio Chip Your TV, computer, and cellphone are rapidly converging in functionality, with one limiting factor: They all rely on vastly ...

SNHL occurs when the inner ear, the cochlea, is damaged. The cochlea is a spiral-shaped cavity filled with fluid containing the critical hearing cells. The primary hearing cells are the hair cells, ...