It also provides nerve supply to the tonsils and middle ear and regulates blood flow to the brain. The 12 cranial nerves exist in symmetric pairs that emerge from the brain itself, as opposed to ...

Next, the researchers genetically altered mice to disable the nerves carrying information from the inner ear to the brain ...

Some nerve cells in the inner ear can signal tissue damage in a way similar to pain-sensing nerve cells in the body, according to new research from Johns Hopkins. If the finding, discovered in rats, ...

But the route to easing knee pain might indeed wend through the ear, a new study says. Stimulating the vagus nerve through the ear improved knee pain for some patients, according to early trial ...

The inner ear comprises of the cochlea, vestibule, and semicircular canals. The spiral-shaped cochlea has many hair-like small nerves; it helps to convert sound vibrations into nerve impulses that ...

The inner ear is the deepest part of the human ear. It sits at the end of the ear tubes. It is the part of the ear that turns sound waves into nerve impulses. It also plays an important role in ...

These infections can inflame the inner ear and the nerves that connect the inner ear to the brain. If the infection affects both branches of the vestibulocochlear nerve, doctors call this ...

Next, the researchers genetically altered mice to disable the nerves carrying information from the inner ear to the brain (“afferent” fibers), causing hearing loss. Using OCT, they found that ...

This is the most common type of vertigo. It happens because of a problem with your inner ear or the vestibular nerve in your brain. These structures help you stay balanced. One cause of peripheral ...

As a person turns old, the intensity of sound that reaches the inner ear is reduced. The connections between certain sensory cells and nerve cells are damaged. Certain sensory cells and nerve ...