incus and stapes), the inner ear (consisting of the cochlea and vestibular organs), the auditory nerve, the auditory cortex and other brain areas involved in sound processing.

a condition where damage to the inner ear or auditory nerve pathways affects one's ability to perceive sound," says Dr Vipul Gupta. He adds that this type of hearing loss typically results from ...

Hearing problems such as age-related hearing loss and auditory neuropathy spectrum ... "This paper describes a novel surgical pathway to access the human cochlear nerve, opening up an important ...