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Groundbreaking study reveals hidden hearing modes within the human ear
In the depths of your inner ear lies one of biology’s most intricate sound systems. A new discovery reveals that the cochlea — the spiral-shaped organ that turns sound into electrical signals — is ...
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A 5-year-old with cochlear implants wanted a break from his mom … so he muted her
In a TikTok video that received 8.5 million views in three weeks, Cooper, who has profound hearing loss in both ears, ripped off his cochlear implants in the middle of a conversation with his mom ...
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Organ of Corti
Figure 5 shows a short section of the organ of Corti as it spirals in the cochlea. The organ of Corti is larger and the basilar membrane on which it sits is longer as it gets further away from the ...
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World’s first 3D-printed microneedles pave way for hearing loss treatments
One of the primary objectives of this microneedle is to introduce treatments into the cochlea without damaging this fragile ...
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Inner and Outer Hair Cells
The outer hair cells are located near the center of the basilar membrane where vibrations will be greatest ... the frequency selectivity originally measured by von Bekesy in cochlea obtained from ...