Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, have made several discoveries on the functioning mechanisms of the inner hair cells of the ear, which convert sounds into nerve signals that are processed ...

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 ...

The inner ear consists of several fluid-filled chambers encased in a bony labyrinth or maze in the temporal bone of the skull and behind the eye socket – this is a safe position for a number of ...