Abstract
Out of a material of 45 patients with known audiograms where the inner ears had been fixed with an aldehyde within 7 h after death, 4 cases were chosen for detailed morphological examination. The general findings in the ageing human cochlea are presented as well as the findings in the 4 specific cases.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Aging / pathology
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Audiometry
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Cochlea / physiopathology
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Cochlea / ultrastructure*
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Female
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Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / pathology
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Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / physiopathology
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Humans
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Male
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Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
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Middle Aged