Scientists have kept a tiny slice of cochlea alive outside the body, directly witnessing how hair cells amplify sound. The ...

Cochlear implants (CIs) are advanced devices designed to provide a sense of sound to individuals with severe hearing loss. They work by bypassing damaged hair cells in the cochlea and directly ...

Shortly before his death in August 2025, A. James Hudspeth and his team in the Laboratory of Sensory Neuroscience at The Rockefeller University achieved a groundbreaking technological advancement: the ...

The next time someone whispers in your ear, think "cochlea." The cochlea is the marvelous structure in the inner ear that is shaped like a snail shell and transforms sounds into the nerve impulses ...

Matthew Masapollo studies how children with hearing impairments learn speech, highlighting the role of tactile feedback.

Disabling hearing loss affects one in every ten people and up to 25% of people over 60, according to the World Health Organization, and can have both genetic and environmental causes such as ...

The cochlear implant (CI) is the most successful neural prosthesis worldwide. Thanks to direct stimulation of the auditory nerve, it enables more than half a million people worldwide to hear, even ...

Intra-arterial Paraplatin did not cause hearing loss in children with retinoblastoma, as shown by DPOAE testing. DPOAE testing is a noninvasive, reliable method for assessing cochlear function and ...

London, Dec 8 (IANS) The majority of cochlear implant recipients develop new bone formation that adversely affects long-term hearing preservation, according to a study. Cochlear implantation is a well ...

HONOLULU, April 24 – A new study shows an association between cardiovascular disease and age-related hearing loss – particularly in women who’ve had a heart attack, researchers report today at the ...