UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT LOS ANGELES STUDY OFFERS NEW CLUES FOR TREATMENT OF VERTIGO, HEARING PROBLEMS
November 30, 2008
November 30, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 30 -- The University of California at Los Angeles issued the following press release:
A UCLA study shows for the first time how microscopic crystals form sound and gravity sensors inside the inner ear. Located at the ends of cilia - tiny cellular hairs in the ear that move and transmit signals - these crystals play an important role in detecting sound, maintaining balance and regulating movement.
Dislodged ear crystals are to blame for the most com . . .
A UCLA study shows for the first time how microscopic crystals form sound and gravity sensors inside the inner ear. Located at the ends of cilia - tiny cellular hairs in the ear that move and transmit signals - these crystals play an important role in detecting sound, maintaining balance and regulating movement.
Dislodged ear crystals are to blame for the most com . . .