Fluoxetine during auditory development drove 91 brainstem gene changes, reduced neural circuit stability, and left lasting ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Injuries to the head, neck or ear structures, including jaw misalignment (TMJ disorders), can disrupt auditory nerve pathways ...

You might have heard of the cochlear implant. It’s an electronic device also referred to as a neuroprosthesis, serving as a bionic replacement for the human ear. These implants have brought an ...

What is the acoustic reflex? When a loud sound stimulus is presented to the ear, there is a reflexive contraction of the minute muscles that are connected to the ossicles in the Middle Ear. When these ...

Loud music at events can cause hidden hearing damage, often unnoticed until significant loss occurs, highlighting urgent prevention needs.

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 ...