Sentences with phrase «inner ear damage»

Although the mechanisms underlying this inner ear damage following sound - deprivation are not known, the authors suggest that its effects need to be considered in the management of chronic conductive hearing loss in clinic.

Not exact matches

Using lasers instead of electrodes to vibrate the hairs in the inner ears could lead to less damaging cochlear implants

With a single local injection of the USH1G gene just after birth, the scientists observed a restoration of the structure and mechanosensory function of the inner ear hair bundles — profoundly damaged before birth -, resulting in a long - term partial recovery of hearing, and complete recovery of vestibular function in these mice.

Damage to the inner ear can lead to «hidden hearing loss,» which is difficulty hearing whispers and soft sounds, especially in noisy places.

Inner - ear hair cells, seen here via scanning electron micrograph, become swollen and damaged due to age - related degeneration.

Unlike mammals, birds can quickly regenerate hair cells in the inner ear if they become damaged.

Based on previous studies, researchers have hypothesized that recreational noise exposure might damage the circuitry between sensory hair cells in the inner ear and their auditory nerve targets that deliver information to the brain.

Because of inner - ear damage — yet another result of the crash — I had to deal with balance issues every day.

These biologically damaging chemicals can kill the inner ear's hair cells, the ones that sense sound.

Implantable prostheses designed to deliver electrical stimuli directly to the auditory nerve hold considerable promise for people with a type of deafness in which the sensory hair cells of the inner ear are damaged

Instead, biophysicist Fernando Montealegre - Z detected the structure while examining three - dimensional images of the insects» inner ears from high - powered CT scans — a noninvasive technique used to examine fossilized bones and other artifacts without causing damage.

Hearing aids are mostly used in people who suffer from hearing loss because of damage to hair cells, the small sensory cells in the inner ear.

But the virus can potentially damage the brain, eyes and inner ear.

Just like in human ears, the delicate sensory hairs in the rat inner ear (shown above) can be damaged by loud noise, chemicals, and infection.

This part of the inner ear is difficult to study, as it is embedded in thick bone that is hard to make holes in, without causing damage.

In humans, deafness is most often caused by damage to inner ear hair cells — so named because they sport hairlike cilia that bend when they encounter vibrations from sound waves — or by damage to the neurons that transmit that information to the brain.

At the time, another neural prosthetic was just gaining traction: cochlear implants, which bypass damaged cells in the inner ear to directly stimulate the auditory nerve.

Sox2 and JAGGED1 expression in normal and drug - damaged adult mouse inner ear.

«The inner ears of fossils can reveal a remarkable amount of information, and are very useful when the exterior of fossils are too damaged or fragile to examine.»

The accumulation of free radicals severely damages the inner ear and other tissues.

Researchers say ibuprofen can reduce blood flow to the cochlea, the auditory portion of the inner ear, which could result in cellular damage and cell death.

Do not squeeze too hard on the bottle, as this will cause the liquid to squirt out quickly and damage your dog's delicate inner ear.

Left untreated, foxtails and other foreign bodies that make their way into the ear can cause secondary infection, as well as damage the dogs inner ear and ear drum, in addition to causing severe pain.

Damage to the inner or middle ear can cause significant damage to a dog's hearing, baDamage to the inner or middle ear can cause significant damage to a dog's hearing, badamage to a dog's hearing, balance.

The third category of hearing loss exists in older cats, and is a combination of the two, resulting from nerve damage and the fusing together of the bones of the inner ear.

Don't use Q - tips, which may damage the inner ears.

Peripheral vestibular disease can be confused with anything that will cause cerebellar damage or inner ear disease.

The damage that is caused in the ear of rabbits with an infection of ear mites can predispose them to ear infection that can extend into the inner ear.

This results from damage to the inner ear.

Don't use a cotton swab; it's easy to accidentally damage the delicate mechanisms of the inner ear.

It is usually the result of damage to the ear components such as the eardrum, middle or inner ear structures, and nerves.

Veterinary care can also prevent a serious ear disease called otitis externa — an infection of the outer ear that, if untreated, can progress to the middle and inner ear and damage the ear drum, which can permanently affect the animal's hearing and sense of balance.

Myberg says the critical value for sharks is around 180 dB, which is enough to damage their sensitive inner ear.4

It is certainly possible that permanent damage to the cetaceans» middle and inner ears can result during the construction of offshore wind farms, when piles are driven into the rock bed.