Together with the ORGAN OF CORTI, the main sensing mechanism of the ear. It is contained within the fluid-filled COCHLEA of the INNER EAR, and is approximately 1.3 inches (35 mm) long, coiled 2 1/2 ...

Together with the ORGAN OF CORTI, the main sensing mechanism of the ear. It is contained within the fluid-filled COCHLEA of the INNER EAR, and is approximately 1.3 inches (35 mm) long, coiled 2 1/2 ...

The internal part involves placing electrodes on the cochlea, while the external part has a microphone and a transmitter coil. But what’s the cochlea? It is a hollow bone in the inner ear ...