Scientists Kept an Inner Ear Alive Outside the Body for the First Time

The ability to analyze how the inner ear works could help provide better therapies, especially for sensorineural hearing loss ...
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Inner ear of extinct ape species is overlooked aspect of human bipedal evolution, study finds

The inner ear may not seem like a particularly bony place, but human ears in fact have three small bones (also known as ossicles): the malleus, the incus and the stapes. While most people would assume ...
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Extinct ape’s inner ear holds clues to how humans learned to walk upright

New 3D scans of a six-million-year-old Lufengpithecus' skull fossil clarify a potential evolutionary step towards bipedal locomotion. By Laura Baisas Published Jan 29, 2024 11:32 AM EST Get the ...
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An unexpected result: The mammalian inner ear is a striking example of convergent evolution

A new study reveals the surprisingly convergent evolution in the inner ear of mammals. An international research team showed that a group of highly divergent mammals known as Afrotheria and distantly ...
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Ask the doctors: Managing vertigo from inner ear fluid buildup

Dear Doctors: I recently experienced severe vertigo due to fluid in my inner ear from a sinus infection. It affected not only my balance, but also my blood pressure and anxiety. Are there any ...
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New imaging method links inner ear fluid levels to severity of hearing loss

Optical coherence tomography (OCT), a tool routinely used to diagnose and plan treatment for eye diseases, has now been modified to collect images of the inner ear. "These findings are exciting ...