Cochlear implantation has evolved into a sophisticated intervention for restoring hearing in individuals with severe-to-profound sensorineural loss. Successful implantation relies on a detailed ...

Clinical imaging is routinely used pre-operatively for cochlear implantation, yet lacks the resolution and contrast necessary to visualize the fine intracochlear structures critical for individualized ...

The cochlear nerve is part of the eighth cranial nerve and is crucial for hearing. Issues with the cochlear nerve can result from inflammation, infection, injury, or a tumor. Cochlear implants can ...

The next time someone whispers in your ear, think "cochlea." The cochlea is the marvelous structure in the inner ear that is shaped like a snail shell and transforms sounds into the nerve impulses ...

Using advanced techniques at the Canadian Light Source (CLS) at the University of Saskatchewan, scientists have created three-dimensional images of the complex interior anatomy of the human ear, ...

The use of cochlear implants to treat children and adults with severe sensorineural hearing loss has made "incredible progress" over recent years, according to Christopher Bohr, MD, PhD, director of ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette that includes a therapeutic recommendation. A discussion of the clinical problem and the mechanism of benefit of this form of therapy follows. Major ...

The cochlear labyrinth is the portion of the inner ear that contains the cochlear duct and the perilymphatic space, which is located between the boney and membranous parts of the inner ear. The ...

CIs are surgically implanted devices that provide a sense of sound to a person with moderate to profound sensorineural hearing loss. The cochlea itself is the part of the inner ear involved in hearing ...

My father insists he hears perfectly well. He just says everyone mumbles, the television is always too loud, and he has ...