Various diseases can be treated by stimulating the vagus nerve in the ear with electrical signals. However, this technique does not always work. A study has now shown: The electrical signals must be ...

Synchronizing vagus nerve stimulation with natural body rhythms, such as the heartbeat and breathing, significantly improves its effectiveness.

However, exposure to loud noises can also cause permanent damage to your inner ear or auditory nerve. Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is caused by problems with the structures in the inner ear ...

This is the most common type of vertigo. It happens because of a problem with your inner ear or the vestibular nerve in your brain. These structures help you stay balanced. One cause of peripheral ...

These pass on the vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear. The inner ear is filled with fluid. It also contains a small spiral tube called the cochlea. The cochlea has lots of tiny hair-like ...

The auditory nerve that relays information from sound-detecting hair cells in the ear to the brain generates electrical spikes that correspond to the frequency of these oscillations. "The action ...

A test also revealed "severe-to-profound" hearing loss in that ear, suggesting the nerves tasked with detecting sound weren't working properly. Looking closer, the examiners found a foreign body ...