The cochlear nerve, also known as part of the vestibulocochlear or auditory nerve, is a sensory nerve responsible for hearing. It travels from the cochlea, a spiral-shaped structure in the inner ...

Cochlear nerve deficiency (CND) is a condition where the cochlear nerve, which is essential for transmitting sound signals from the inner ear to the brain, is underdeveloped or absent. This ...

They work by bypassing damaged hair cells in the cochlea and directly stimulating the auditory nerve, allowing users to perceive sound. Recent research has focused on understanding how various ...

If a breakdown occurs anywhere along this pathway, it is referred to as a conductive hearing loss. Certain types of ...

This results in excitation of the corresponding hair cells and the generation of a cochlear nerve impulse. Thus, the hair cells play a major role in the conversion of mechanical (acoustic ...

Using a generic mock-up of a cochlea, a spiral-shaped organ in the inner ear, the researchers applied existing mathematical models to uncover a new layer of cochlear complexity. The results ...

which are transmitted to the implant to stimulate the auditory nerve. Despite significant benefits, the uptake of cochlear implants remains low worldwide. The World Health Organization estimates ...

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 ...

Hearing implants, such as cochlear implants through UCHealth and Cochlear Osia by Cochlear Americas, can help address ...

Pulses of light restored hearing in gerbils. Could that lead to higher-tech cochlear implants? Could light one day be used to restore hearing? To try to answer that question, a team of German ...