Researchers help uncover a root cause of childhood deafness in the inner ear using animal model

Bigger is not always better, especially when it comes to structures in the inner ear. Enlargement of the vestibular aqueduct (EVA) has long been associated with hearing loss. A new study using a mouse model finally reveals the root cause of how this structure becomes enlarged, and could lead to new approaches to preventing and treating hearing loss associated with EVA and similar disorders.

Link: https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/news/2017/childhood-deafness-research