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'Dancing' Hair Cells Are Key To Humans' Acute Hearing
May 7, 2008 — Researchers have found that an electrically powered amplification mechanism in the cochlea of the ear is critical to the acute hearing of humans and other mammals. The findings will enable better ... > full story -
Zebrafish May Help Solve Ringing In War Vets' Ears
April 30, 2008 — Ever since Ernest Moore's ears began ringing with tinnitus, he has been researching a cure. There's a lot riding on his work. Tinnitus is the top disability of soldiers returning from Iraq and ... > full story -
Device That Produces Tiny Skull Vibrations A Big Help For Hearing Impaired
April 25, 2008 — A patient who is completely deaf in his right ear, he still can hear from that side. A sound processor he wears just behind his right ear converts sound waves into tiny vibrations that move through ... > full story -
Low-Frequency Hearing Linked To Shape Of The Cochlea
April 25, 2008 — Shape matters, even in hearing. Specifically, it is the shape of the cochlea -- the snail-shell-shaped organ in the inner ear that converts sound waves into nerve impulses that the brain deciphers -- ... > full story -
Engineering Students Create Headset To Muffles Loud, Unnerving MRI Noises
April 22, 2008 — Having an MRI exam, an experience many people describe as stressful and uncomfortable, could soon become a bit less unpleasant. The students have designed a headset that shows promise of reducing the ... > full story -
New Hybrid Hearing Device Combining Advantages Of Hearing Aids, Implants
April 17, 2008 — A new hybrid hearing aid/cochlear implant device designed for patients who can benefit from both is being evaluated by otolaryngologists, as part of a national ... > full story -
Common Cold Linked To Ear Infections, Researchers Confirm
March 13, 2008 — A new five-year study confirms the suspected close link between the two most common diseases of young children: colds and ear infections. Ear infections are the driving force behind antibiotic ... > full story -
Snakes Locate Prey Through Vibration Waves
February 21, 2008 — It is often believed that snakes cannot hear. This presumption is fed by the fact that snakes lack an outer ear and that scientific evidence of snakes responding to sound is scarce. Snakes do, ... > full story -
Antibiotics Do Not Appear Helpful In Preventing Fluid Buildup In Children With Ear Infections
February 18, 2008 — When prescribed to children with middle ear infections, antibiotics are not associated with a significant reduction in fluid buildup in the ear, according to a meta-analysis of previously published ... > full story -
New Findings Contradict A Prevailing Belief About The Inner Ear
February 12, 2008 — A healthy ear emits soft sounds in response to the sounds that travel in. Detectable with sensitive microphones, these otoacoustic emissions help doctors test newborns' hearing. A deaf ear doesn't ... > full story
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