A new study shows that women have more sensitive hearing than men and that where people live — urban vs. rural or high vs.

The non-invasive method could open new possibilities for diagnosing hearing loss and other ear-related conditions. “Hearing relies on the cochlea, a spiral-shaped organ in the inner ear that ...

Hearing relies on the cochlea, a spiral-shaped organ in the inner ear that converts sound waves into neural signals. Any structural or functional impairment of the cochlea can lead to hearing loss ...

and finally to the cochlea. The bones also serve a protective function. When exposed to loud noises, the muscles of the middle ear contract, reducing the ability of the eardrum to vibrate.

Otoacoustic Emissions testing measures sounds produced by the inner ear’s hair cells in response to stimulation, identifying problems at the cochlear level. Tympanometry evaluates middle ear ...

Factors affecting hearing in humans . The sample of the study involved 450 individuals from 13 countries. This also included people from different environment settings and culture ...

The ear is much more than a hearing device, as both doctors and laymen were sharply reminded last week by the repercussions of what happened in Colonel John Glenn’s inner ear when he “spun in ...

The fully-implanted Acclaim Cochlear Implant is in clinical trials nationwide, but the first two to be turned on are right ...

A new soft auditory brainstem implant (ABI) developed by researchers at EPFL may revolutionize hearing restoration for people ...