Results from a research study show how the inner ear processes speech, something that has until now been unknown. Results from a research study published in Nature Communications show how the inner ...

Researchers discover how much inner-ear damage it takes to affect balance, showing why small declines can trigger major symptoms.

Researchers from Massachusetts Eye and Ear/Harvard Medical School have described, for the first time, the adult brain's ability to compensate for a near-complete loss of auditory nerve fibers that ...

Ear health matters to millions of people around the world. If you have ever dealt with ringing in your ears, occasional ...

An imaging technique able to visualize the sound-induced vibrations traveling through the middle ear could offer new information about how the ear processes sound waves, and assist clinicians treating ...

Lilach M. Friedman, Amiel A. Dror, Eyal Mor, Tamar Tenne, Ginat Toren, Takunori Satoh, Deborah J. Biesemeier, Noam Shomron, Donna M. Fekete, Eran Hornstein, Karen B. Avraham, Mary-Claire King ...

The inner ear is divided into two fluid filled chambers - one inside the other. Figure 3 illustrates the basic organization of both the organs of hearing and balance. The fluid in the two chambers ...

Results from a research study published in Nature Communications show how the inner ear processes speech, something that has until now been unknown. The authors of the report include researchers from ...