As each genetic form of deafness has its unique genetic causes ... a specific type of hearing loss affecting the auditory nerve, which carries electrical signals from the inner ear to the brain. The ...

This work was supported by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders [R01 DC014450, R01 DC013774, R01 DC017741, R25 DC019700, R21 DC019209, R01 DC017797]; the National ...

What Are Neurofibrosarcomas and Schwannomas? Schwannomas and neurofibrosarcomas are nerve sheath tumors, which means they involve the coating around nerves. A nerve consists of a bundle of nerve ...

or deafness, depending on the intensity of the diagnosis, occurs as a result of damage to one's inner ear structures or auditory nerve. The report elaborates how the cochlea carries tiny hairs ...