News tagged with auditory nerve
Cell transplants may cure deafness
(PhysOrg.com) -- When Uppsala researchers found immature stem cells in the inner ear of humans a few years ago, it caused a global sensation. They have also managed to grow hearing nerves from stem cells and human tissue ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 22, 2009 |
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Probing Question: Can deafness be cured?
The New Orleans Saints won the Superbowl in February, and the crowd roared. Quarterback Drew Brees brought his one-year-old son to the field to experience the celebration-muffled through an enormous pair of ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 04, 2010 |
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Study: Second cochlear implant can restore two important facets of binaural hearing
(PhysOrg.com) -- Cochlear implants are electronic devices that stimulate auditory nerves directly, bypassing damage in the inner ear, and thus restoring some hearing. Although cochlear implants have revolutionized the treatment ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 11, 2010 |
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