The extinction of the Neanderthals is one of the most intriguing mysteries in paleoanthropology, with researchers speculating ...

The semicircular canals are three tiny tubes located in the inner ear. Their primary job is to regulate balance and sense head position. The three semicircular canals—the anterior, lateral, and ...

Researchers have discovered why certain people experience dizziness when they hear a particular sound, such as a musical tone. For patients with semicircular canal dehiscence, there is a ...

Chiropractors and Medical Doctors are Uniting to Solve Superior Canal Dehiscence Syndrome Using Revolutionary CBCT Imaging We're fundament ...

Superior dehiscence canal syndrome is a rare inner ear condition that affects your balance and hearing. Learn about symptoms, causes, treatment, and more.

Electrical pulses are delivered to the semicircular canal branches of the vestibular nerve through three stimulating electrodes (chosen from a total of nine electrodes implanted in the three ...

Triple semicircular canal plugging (TSCP) is effective for vertigo control but is associated with a risk for hearing loss in patients with Meniere disease (MD), according to a systematic review ...

However, the semicircular canals that the researchers stimulated to control walking and balance detect rotational movements of the head, not the direction of gravity.

Canal Dehiscence Syndrome Causes Three small looped structures inside your ear called semicircular canals have fluid in them that moves when you move.

It is caused when otoliths, frequently referred to as crystals, become dislodged and migrate into the lowermost of the three semicircular canals, the posterior semicircular canal.