Spring 2016

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News for Physicians from Johns Hopkins Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Better Connections, Worse Hearing?

Research suggests that increased connections between hair cells and neurons may degrade hearing.

Inner hair cell (blue) surrounded by afferent contacts (green) and efferent contacts (magenta). Yellow spheres enclose the location of synaptic vesicles in the hair cell.

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