The attenuation reflex partially protects the cochlea from the damaging stapes vibrations caused by a very loud sound. It provides a partial reduction of the intensity of only 40 dB. It decreases the person’s...
The cochlea is a cone-shaped spiral bony canal, 3.5 cm long that makes 2¾ turns around a bony axis, the modiolus which houses the spiral ganglion of the cochlear nerve. In histological sections, the...
