Physicists have discovered a sophisticated, previously unknown set of 'modes' within the human ear that put important constraints on how the ear amplifies faint sounds, tolerates noisy blasts, and ...

The function of the outer hair cell in hearing is now perceived as that of a cochlear amplifier that refines the sensitivity and frequency selectivity of the mechanical vibrations of the cochlea.

Your cochlea contains hair cells with tiny hair-like projections ... targets your inner ear and causes fluctuating hearing loss, tinnitus, and vertigo. It’s caused by a buildup of fluid in ...

Yale researchers discovered new cochlear hearing modes that influence how the ear amplifies sound and processes frequencies.

Top: Rows of healthy sensory hair cells in the mouse inner ear with green stereocilia arcs. Middle: In Rest mutant mice, hair cells are disorganized, and stereocilia barely visible. Bottom ...

These hair cells convert the sound ... nerve (both the vestibular and cochlear nerve). Symptoms include sudden and severe vertigo, hearing loss, tinnitus, and balance problems.