Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is the most prevalent form of permanent hearing loss, affecting over 6% of the global ...

There are two reasons why I find the cochlea fascinating. One is the medical relevance it has: The most common degenerative condition in humans is the loss of the hair cells of the cochlea.

In mammals, cochlear sensory hair cells that are responsible for hearing are postmitotic and are not replaced after loss. One of the most promising strategies to regenerate hair cells is to ...

The outer hair cells are located near the center of the basilar membrane where vibrations will be greatest while the basilar membrane is anchored under the inner hair cells (see Figure 5). These ...

Scientists grow cochlea hair cells PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 27 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they have grown tiny hair cells that are necessary for hearing, suggesting a new therapy to regain hearing ...

Vibrations cause the fluid within the cochlea to ripple, forming waves that stimulate the movement of hair cells positioned on the top of the basilar membrane that separates the two fluid-filled ...

Humans are born with around 15,000 hair cells — think tiny, sound-sensing fibers — in each ear. The cells can’t regenerate, though. Over time, loud noises, certain medications, and ...

In fish, birds, lizards and amphibians, cochlear hair cells that die can be regenerated in as fast as a few days. However, in mammals, for the most part, the cells cannot regenerate — except for ...

Sound entering the cochlea is detected by the vibration of tiny, hair-like cilia that extend from cochlear hair cells. While the cochlea's "inner hair cells" are only passive detectors, the so ...

Hearing loss due to cochlear damage may be repaired by transplanting human umbilical cord hematopoietic stem cells. This study, using animal models of chemical and auditory cochlear damage, found ...

The hair cells are in the inner ear, which is also where the cochlea is. The cochlea is like a spiral. You have high frequency when you first enter, and it spirals until you get to low frequencies.