The phrase "auditory pathway" refers to the journey that sound signals take from entering the ear to reaching the brain, where they are processed and understood. Full definition
The precise cause of Tinnitus is still not fully understood but it is established that it is a symptom generated within a person's own auditory pathways as a result of hearing defects including infection, a blocked ear canal or eustachian tube, otosclerosis (overgrowth of bone in the middle ear), labyrinthitis and Meniere's disease. (calmnatural.com)
«We studied the genetic structure of tactile, visual and auditory pathways in mice,» explains Laura Frangeul, the study first author. (sciencedaily.com)
That's important, says Deborah Moncrieff, an audiologist at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, because skeptics had questioned attributing difficulties in listening, learning, and reading to problems in the auditory pathway. (sciencemag.org)