inner ear
noun
: the essential organ of hearing and equilibrium that is located in the temporal bone, is innervated by the auditory nerve, and includes the vestibule, the semicircular canals, and the cochlea
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The mutation prevents proper transmission of sound signals from the inner ear to the brain, leaving patients profoundly deaf despite intact sensory cells.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Jan. 2026
The implant uses them to stimulate the inner ear, creating what the brain then interprets as sound.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
Your inner ear has two main functions: hearing and balance.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 15 Dec. 2025
The scans are often used to check for aneurysms of cerebral vessels, conditions of the eye and inner ear, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord conditions, stroke, tumors and brain injury from trauma.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Jan. 2026
The implant uses them to stimulate the inner ear, creating what the brain then interprets as sound.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
Your inner ear has two main functions: hearing and balance.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 15 Dec. 2025
The scans are often used to check for aneurysms of cerebral vessels, conditions of the eye and inner ear, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord conditions, stroke, tumors and brain injury from trauma.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for inner ear
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“Inner ear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inner%20ear. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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