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Different groups of hair cells in the ear vibrate in response to different tones, and they also “push back” at the sounds, Corey said...
...It’s a tremendous discovery,” said HMS Professor M. Charles Lieberman, who directs a laboratory at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. “People have been wondering about this for years...
TRPA1 is located on the 100 to 150 protrusions called cilia on hair cells in the ear, which are “absolutely critical” for sound-hearing ability, Corey said...
...It’s fair to say that hair cells are among the most vulnerable elements in the inner ear,” said Lieberman. “Both congenital and acquired deafness is due in large part to hair cell loss...
When sound waves travel into the ear, they first contact the eardrum and cause it to vibrate, Corey said...