Implantation of artificial organs of the inner ear E Sixth Sense help patients recover.

<P> Vestibular labyrinth (vestibular labyrinth) control our sixth sense, once damaged, people will lose their balance. .Fortunately, the Bionic Ear research progress of the balance is expected to make sense of these patients returned to normal. .</ P> <P> inner ear implantation of artificial electronic organs can one day again see clear images of patients, so patients can recover the lost sense of balance. .</ P> <P> inner ear </ P> <P> ● vestibular organ disorders can cause dizziness and caused a strong visual image dithering, fuzzy. .</ P> <P> ● inner ear's three semicircular canals detect head rotation is the key body parts. .</ P> <P> ● researchers are developing to replace the current semicircular canal and restore the body balance of the artificial bionic ear. .</ P> <P> When asked how many human beings have feelings, we usually set out the following 5: taste, touch, sight, smell and hearing. .Most people never even noticed they have a feeling 6 - The movement of the head toward and feel. .Once the ability to lose this feeling, people will have a strong disability vertigo (disabling vertigo), gradually appeared unable to maintain body balance, head moving blurred vision and other symptoms. .Vestibular labyrinth (vestibular labyrinth) control our sixth sense, once damaged, people will lose their balance. .Fortunately, the Bionic Ear research progress of the balance is expected to make sense of these patients returned to normal. .</ P> <P align=center> </ P> <P> 57-year-old American Richard Gannon retired boiler worker (Richard Gannon) can not wait to meet the inner ear repair technology. .Pennsylvania and Florida, now residing in two places Gannon, 7 years ago because the virus infection've been very ill, and later lost most of the balance. ."Let me be to the artificial vestibular (vestibule, a component of the inner ear) implants the first person to it," Gannon said, "I have been waiting for 5 years. As long as they do, I would immediately went into hospital." .</ P> <P> "because the preference is associated with water after retirement I moved to live near the beach. but since the loss of sense of balance, I can not walk properly, especially on the beach," was the enthusiastic swimmers .The Gannon said, "I am staggered to see that the way his mother would put me as a drunk, let the children stay away from me. Even if only a few centimeters high standing waves, I feel will fall. .I almost do not drive, and it will not drive at night, because I would have considered each of the 20 lights. "</ P> <P> while driving during the day, Gannon did not make any discomfort, but .night when the lights go past his eyes like a comet-like tail dragging, "is like a laser light show." .He joked: "I'd rather lose my sense of balance in exchange for listening to." Bionic ear of the latest loss to Gannon and tens of thousands of patients balance the feeling of hope. .They have been subjected to inner ear damage, while a variety of reasons, including antibiotics [such as gentamicin (gentamicin)], chemotherapy, meningitis, Meniere's disease and other diseases. .</ P> <P> upright and stable </ P> <P> which can detect the direction of the vestibular labyrinth is on the body can determine the way forward, it is very important in maintaining body balance. .</ P> <P> part of the auditory nerve with electrical stimulation of the cochlear implant to restore hearing in patients similar to the new bionic ear through the electrodes to stimulate the vestibular nerve, it plays the normal forwarding the signal to the brain from the vestibular labyrinth ., you can feel the balance of return to stability. .And the neural pathways connecting the device to bypass the damaged vestibular system work properly. .The implementation of the vestibular labyrinth of sound are two important tasks. .</ P> <P> one is to detect which direction, as well as advance the body in which direction. .The information on the body to maintain a normal standing and walking posture is essential. .Another is how to detect head rotation, the use of this information to the brain to maintain line of sight on the target. .Whenever the head elevation, vestibular labyrinth will issue instructions to the eye downward turn in exactly the same rate to ensure stable retinal images. .Without this reflection of the vestibular loop to the eye, you see the image will be blurred, just like the kind of handheld camera shake out of the movie shoot. .Bionic ear implant in the treatment, this circuit will be reflected instead of artificial inner ear organs, a large part of the function will resume. .</ P> <P> in the vestibular labyrinth, the detection task of turning the head from the fluid-filled semicircular canals (semicircular canal) to complete. .Three semicircular canals in the inner ear perpendicular to each other, so the head can rotate three-dimensional positioning. .Each ear has a horizontal semicircular canals detect rotation. .When the head rotates to the left, the liquid inside the semicircular canal due to the inertia of the mucosa extending to the end of the tube to exert pressure, resulting in cells where cilia (cilia) bent. .Stimulate the vestibular nerve endings bending cilia were central to the sensory perception - the brain stem, and motor control center - the cerebellum sends impulse signals. .Brain stem and cerebellum muscle again send a message, they can make the eyes and head movements toward the opposite direction of rotation. .</ P>.