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auditory nerve

Noun

Meaning

a composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea

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Cochlear implant medical device that bypasses damaged structures in the inner ear and directly stimulates the auditory nerve, allowing some deaf individuals to learn to hear and interpret sounds and speech. Source: Internet

Hair cells are able to convert these vibrations into electrical impulses, which are sent through the auditory nerve to the brain. Source: Internet

Hair cells in the cochlea transform those vibrations into electrical impulses that travel along the auditory nerve to the brain for interpretation. Source: Internet

It consists of a group of electrodes that collect impulses and sends them to different regions of the auditory nerve, which detects sound in the brain. Source: Internet

Speech processor part of a cochlear implant that converts speech sounds into electrical impulses to stimulate the auditory nerve, allowing an individual to understand sound and speech. Source: Internet

The peripheral ear and the auditory nerve may function well but the central connections are damaged by tumour, trauma or other disease and the patient is unable to hear. Source: Internet

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