The inset panels show enlarged examples of the spectra in the envelope frequency range (400 Hz) and the fine structure frequency range (800 Hz). Mean number of functional synapses per IHC, at the ...

The inner ear includes a structure called the cochlea which is filled with liquid and has microscopic hairs. As sound waves move into the inner ear, they make the liquid in the cochlea vibrate.

If the current forecast holds true, South Mississippi would get more snow than the region has seen in years, with a freeze that endures for most of the week. With winter weather in the forecast, we’ve ...

The team believes that the structure was in use until the 8th century BCE, the middle of the period when the Kings of Judah ruled. A scarab seal from the 8th century BCE uncovered during the ...

Earth's inner core may actually have two distinct layers. (alexlmx/Canva Pro) "We found evidence that may indicate a change in the structure of iron, which suggests perhaps two separate cooling events ...

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

Children learn to speak, read and write through listening. Hearing loss can affect these areas of development. When hearing aids don’t help enough, a surgically implanted hearing device called a ...

If you wear cochlear implants, sound doesn’t enter through your ear, but rather from microphones above your ears. That means earbuds are useless and you have to resort to large and clumsy over ...

These differences are present at birth despite the seemingly intact cochlear structure in both cohorts. Before the onset of hearing, endings from deaf animals have only about half the number of PSDs ...