These neural signals then travel through the auditory nerve behind the cochlea to the central auditory areas of the brain, resulting in a perception of sound.

People with persistent ringing in their ears, or tinnitus, are suffering from auditory nerve loss that goes undetected in standard hearing tests, a new U.S. study has found.

Lineage Cell Therapeutics has found an experienced hearing loss partner to advance a potentially novel transplant for ...

You might have heard of the cochlear implant. It’s an electronic device also referred to as a neuroprosthesis, serving as a bionic replacement for the human ear. These implants have brought a… ...

Mass Eye and Ear researchers have uncovered that tinnitus, an incurable persistent ringing or other sounds in the ears, might result from underlying auditory nerve damage that can't be ...

Inner ear Auditory nerve, the pathway that communicates what you hear to your brain There are many types of hearing loss, and the type depends on the part of the ear that is damaged.

Regardless of whether your SNHL is related to the cochlea or the auditory nerve, this distinction is generally inconsequential to your treatment plan. What Causes Sensorineural Hearing Loss?