The inner ear is divided into two fluid filled chambers - one inside the other. Figure 3 illustrates the basic organization of both the organs of hearing and balance. The fluid in the two chambers ...

Scientists have made a major leap in ear imaging by using terahertz radiation to see inside the cochlea – an impossibly tiny, ...

Research suggests about 40 percent of people will experience vertigo in their life. Instances of dizziness and vertigo ...

The same genes could hold the key to regenerating cells in the ear and eye, according to a new mouse study from the USC Stem ...

Falls are downstream of wear-and-tear to the physical systems integral to balance, most notably cognition. Older adults ...

It's an ability and skill often taken for granted. It affects quality of life and has been linked to heart disease and stroke ...

Balance involves a complex system using vision, proprioception (body awareness), and the vestibular system (inner ear), all ...

This system in your inner ear is attached to a nerve called the vestibular nerve, which supplies information about balance to your brain and you are then able to get your body under control.

A USC research team discovered that a single genetic signal may be preventing both hearing and vision cells from repairing themselves. By turning off this signal in mice, they triggered cell growth in ...