Selected pathological findings in the human cochlea

Acta Otolaryngol Suppl. 1987:436:110-6. doi: 10.3109/00016488709124983.

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

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Aging / pathology
  • Audiometry
  • Cochlea / physiopathology
  • Cochlea / ultrastructure*
  • Female
  • Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / pathology
  • Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
  • Middle Aged