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cochleaPart of the inner ear. It is equipped with approximately 10,000 hair cells, which move in response to sound waves and thus stimulate nerve cells to send messages to the brain. In this way they turn vibrations of the air into electrical signals. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| These differences are based in part on hardwired differences in how girls and boys hear and see, which in turn derive from hardwired differences in the cochlea and retina, respectively. The authors concluded that hemodialysis per se does not harm the cochlea and that hearing can be maintained at pre-hemodialysis levels in most patients. The sound is communicated through vibrations that are transmitted from the skull to the cochlea in the inner ear. |
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