Can ear nerve damage be repaired?
Can ear nerve damage be repaired? Once damaged, your auditory nerve and cilia cannot be repaired. But, depending on the severity of the damage, sensorineural hearing loss has been successfully treated with hearing aids or cochlear implants. There is, however, the possibility that your hearing loss isn't reversible. What happens if ear nerves are damaged? When the auditory nerve is damaged, the primary symptoms are sensorineural deafness and/or vertigo. The auditory nerve is the 8th cranial nerve. It connects the inner ear to the brain. The auditory nerve divides into two branches: the cochlear nerve and the vestibular nerve. What...