Medically reviewed by William Truswell, MDThe cochlear nerve, also known as part of the vestibulocochlear or auditory nerve, ...

We report a case of 64-year-old male with hypertension, treated with amlodipine, who has been complaining of progressive right-sided hypoacusis for the past 4 months, associated with signs of ...

and 3000 inner hair cells that transduce the mechanical vibrations into neural impulses that reach the primary auditory cortex via the eighth cranial nerve. Most notable in age-related hearing ...