by Massachusetts Institute of Technology Transmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, isolated from a patient. Image captured and color-enhanced at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. Credit: NIAID Many COVID-19 patients have reported symptoms affecting the ears, including hearing loss and tinnitus. Dizziness and balance problems can also occur, suggesting...
KECK SCHOOL OF MEDICINE OF USC IMAGE: THE ORGAN OF CORTI, THE HEARING ORGAN OF THE INNER EAR, CONTAINS ROWS OF SENSORY HEARING CELLS (GREEN) SURROUNDED BY SUPPORTING CELLS (BLUE). CREDIT: IMAGE BY YASSAN ABDOLAZIMI/SEGIL LAB/USC STEM CELL Scientists from the USC Stem Cell laboratory of Neil Segil have identified a natural barrier to the...
In this open access paper, researchers present evidence to suggest that the mitochondrial dysfunction that accompanies aging may be a meaningful cause of the loss of neurons that contributes age-related hearing loss, in the sense that it increases the incidence of necroptosis, a form of programmed cell death. Present thinking on the progressive deafness of...
What The Study Did: About 3,800 adults 40 and older in South Korea participating in a national health survey were included in this analysis that examined associations between hearing loss and a test of their ability to retain balance. Age-related hearing loss affects the inner ear, which may increase the risk of dizziness. Authors: Sung-Won...
