The findings, published online in the journal Nature Communications, provide new fundamental knowledge about the mechanisms of hearing. Before we can perceive speech, music and other sounds, the sound ...

Yale physicists uncover a new set of hearing modes in the human ear, revealing complex cochlear mechanics that enhance sound ...

The auditory system is the sensory system for hearing. It consists of the outer ear (the auricle and auditory canal), the middle ear (the tympanic membrane, malleus, incus and stapes), the inner ...

The study showed that noise-induced hearing loss, which affects millions of Americans, stems from cellular damage in the ...

OBJECTIVE: To assess the safety and efficacy of the SOUNDTEC Direct System, a partially implantable electromagnetic middle ear hearing device. STUDY DESIGN: Food and Drug Administration Phase II ...

In addition, overall toxicity in the outer ear and changes in the nerve cells of the inner ear were analysed ... this model has a very similar hearing mechanism. Overall, our findings suggest ...