Once we lose the sensory hair cells in the cochlea, they’re gone for good. But now researchers have found a way to regrow them in mice, potentially paving the way for more effective hearing loss treatments in humans.
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A team of Swedish researchers have discovered three new types of neurons, which help carry auditory signals from the ear to the brain and may hold the secrets to treating hearing disorders like tinnitus.
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According to a recent study from North Carolina's Duke University, moving our eyes causes our eardrums to move, too. The scientists say that the finding may lead to a new understanding of hearing disorders, such as the difficulty that some people have with following a conversation in a crowded room.
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A new study has demonstrated an exciting new gene therapy treatment that stimulates inner ear stem cells into becoming auditory neurons. The technique could potentially reverse hearing loss in many people, but the researchers urge caution as there could be major side effects.
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Chronic middle ear disease can lead to infection, pain, hearing loss and perforated eardrums, and may take several rounds of surgery to address the problems. Now an Australian team of researchers has developed the ClearDrum, a silk implant that can repair a damaged eardrum with just one procedure.
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We start out with only about 15,000 sound-processing hair cells in each cochlea, and once any of them are gone, they're gone for good. There may now be hope for restoring that lost hearing, however, as scientists have reported a new method of regrowing hair cells in substantial numbers.
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Meniere’s disease is a debilitating condition, causing severe dizzy spells. While there is a treatment, it can cause permanent loss of hearing. Now, however, it turns out that a steroid injection to the affected inner ear may be just as effective, but without any side effects.
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Mercedes-Benz is trying to cut down on hearing damage caused by the deafening crunch of a car crash, and it's doing so by blasting pink noise through the stereo when you're about to hit something, to trigger a fascinating physical response.
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A new device switches out visible light observations for shortwave infrared, letting doctors peer deeper into the ear than normal. It’s designed to be similar to existing otoscopes, and should allow for much more accurate diagnoses of ear infections.
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You and I hear things very differently. But Nura's adaptive headphones compensate for every ear's individual hearing curve so they sound incredible for everyone. We tried them out, and spoke with inventor and Nura co-founder Kyle Slater.
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