It travels from the cochlea, a spiral-shaped structure in the inner ear, to the brainstem as part of the eighth cranial nerve. The other part of cranial nerve VIII, called the vestibular nerve ...

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 ...

"A new adventure of having to get a cochlear implant. I was scared. But once I met Dr. Sweeney and Dr. Schadt, I knew there was nothing to worry about. I have never in my life met such supporting ...

A cochlear implant is an electronic device implanted in the ear's inner side to improve speech understanding. It does not restore hearing; rather, it enhances it. A cochlear implant specialist can ...

Research: Rehabilitation of human hearing with a totally implantable cochlear implant: a feasibility study. Image Credit: decade3d - anatomy online / Shutterstock Scientists have developed a ...