Researchers have uncovered that tinnitus, an incurable persistent ringing or other sounds in the ears, might result from underlying auditory nerve damage that can't be detected on conventional hearing ...

Nov. 30 (UPI) --People with persistent ringing in their ears, or tinnitus, are suffering from auditory nerve loss that goes undetected in standard hearing tests, a new U.S. study has found. The ...

Medically reviewed by William Truswell, MD Key Takeaways The cochlear nerve is part of the eighth cranial nerve and is crucial for hearing.Issues with the cochlear nerve can result from inflammation, ...

BOSTON - Researchers in Massachusetts are one step closer to finding a cure for tinnitus. Up to 10% of adults worldwide suffer from tinnitus, which is a persistent ringing or buzzing in the ears which ...

Ear care, or otology, specifically treats the structure and function of the ear. Ear conditions include hearing and balance disorders, damage or disease of the ear, tumors, and others (see below). Our ...

Ear drops containing light-activated molecules may one day help restore hearing in people with some forms of hearing loss. Researchers used such molecules to trigger neurons in the inner ear of ...

Increasing the expression of a protein responsible for maintaining neuron health led to better-than-normal processing of auditory information, according to a new study. The findings open the door to ...

An auditory brainstem implant converts sound into an electrical signal and sends it to the brainstem, so your brain can create the sense of sound. An auditory brainstem implant (ABI) is a treatment ...

Stéphane F. Maison, PhD, CCC-A, an investigator at Mass Eye and Ear's Eaton-Peabody Laboratories, and clinical director of the Tinnitus Center at Mass Eye and Ear. “Beyond the nuisance of having ...