The similarities of inner ear cell type composition between fish and mammals validate the zebrafish as a relevant model for understanding inner ear-specific hair cell function and regeneration.
ARO MidWinter Meeting in Person Again
The annual ARO MidWinter Meeting is the preeminent conference for scientists and clinicians conducting research in the hearing and balance fields. The 46th meeting just concluded after five days in Orlando, Florida—the first in-person conference since late January 2020.
OTC Hearing Aids—Will People Buy Them?
The report showed 84 percent of the survey’s 1,037 participants expressed discomfort with the idea of shopping for direct-to-consumer (over-the-counter) hearing aids and a preference to pursue their acquisition through a hearing healthcare professional.
A Unique, Fast Synapse in the Inner Ear Keeps Us From Falling
The sensory organs that allow us to walk, dance, and turn our heads without dizziness or loss of balance contain specialized synapses that process signals faster than any other in the human body.
Science Is Just the Start
I focused on learning the facts about noise and then bringing those facts to the attention of those able to change public policy.
An Explanation for Divergent Test Results in Ménière’s Disease
We also found that the size of the semicircular canal in some Ménière's disease ears was smaller than the control ears. This suggests that the relative size of the inner ear structures may play a role in the development of the condition
Hearing Involves Highly Distorted Processing of Sound by Sensory Hair Cells
Studying the distortions generated within the inner ear tells us how these signals may influence our perception of sound and also provides insight into the processes that are involved in basic sensory hair cell function.
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Nicotine Injections Reduce Age-Related Auditory Processing Changes in the Older Mouse Brain
This data in aging mice strongly suggests that topical or oral nicotine or nicotine-like substances may be profoundly beneficial for aging humans with central auditory processing disruptions.
Molecular Barriers to Overcome for Hair Cell Regeneration in the Adult Mouse Cochlea
The research suggests that reprogramming with multiple transcription factors is better able to access the hair cell differentiation gene regulatory network, but that additional interventions may be necessary to produce mature and fully functional hair cells.