The outer, middle, and inner ear have unique structures that help with hearing and balance. Many ear problems like tinnitus, infections, and wax buildup can affect hearing and balance. Protect your ...

A research group has revealed that the checkerboard-like arrangement of cells in the inner ear's organ of Corti is vital for hearing. The discovery gives a new insight into how hearing works from the ...

For the first two weeks of life, mice with a hereditary form of deafness have nearly normal neural activity in the auditory system, according to a new study. Previous studies indicate that this early ...

Millions of years ago marine animals had hearing organs that allowed them to detect sounds in the water. When land dwelling animals evolved they now had to detect environmental sounds that traveled ...

Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered how a specific type of cell in the inner ear plays a commanding role in shaping the cellular landscape of the organ responsible for hearing, according ...

The quest to restore hearing and balance function has long been a central challenge in medicine, particularly for genetic forms of inner ear disorders that have no effective cure. While treatments ...