vestibulocochlear nerve
noun
ves·tib·u·lo·co·chle·ar nerve
ve-ˌsti-byə-lō-ˈkō-klē-ər- 
-ˈkä-
-ˈkä-
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Participants who had been infected with COVID were also 3.5 times more likely to experience sensorineural hearing loss, which occurs when damage occurs to the hair cells in the inner ear, the vestibulocochlear nerve connecting the inner ear to the brain, or the brain’s central processing centers.
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Maggie O'Neill, Health, 11 Sep. 2024
These nerve cells comprise the cochlear branch of the vestibulocochlear nerve, but their degeneration leads to nerve deafness.
—David Warmflash, Discover Magazine, 16 June 2016
But she was also forced out of the business for nearly three years after giving a German suplex when an opponent landed on her head, causing headaches, vision issues, and what was feared to be damage to her vestibulocochlear nerve.
—Justin Barrasso, SI.com, 5 June 2019
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Maggie O'Neill, Health, 11 Sep. 2024
These nerve cells comprise the cochlear branch of the vestibulocochlear nerve, but their degeneration leads to nerve deafness.
—David Warmflash, Discover Magazine, 16 June 2016
But she was also forced out of the business for nearly three years after giving a German suplex when an opponent landed on her head, causing headaches, vision issues, and what was feared to be damage to her vestibulocochlear nerve.
—Justin Barrasso, SI.com, 5 June 2019
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vestibulocochlear nerve
noun
ves·tib·u·lo·co·chle·ar nerve
ve-ˌstib-yə-lō-ˌkō-klē-ər-
-ˌkäk-lē-
-ˌkäk-lē-
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