Ear hair cells are mechanoreceptors, and are also respiratory chemoreceptors at the same time. How exactly, do these cells have two functions at the same time?
Ear hair cells are mechanoreceptors (allow us to hear sound) and these same cells are also respiratory chemoreceptors which make us breathe. In 2007 it was discovered that damage, or loss of these cells could cause death from respiratory failure.
In 2007, these scientists made a patent for a device that deaf people will wear during sleep, to monitor their co2 and oxygen levels..
If they stop breathing during sleep, co2 and oxygen get out of range, and the device wakes them up.
In 2011, they confirmed this hypothesis on mice. they put a drug in the mouses ears to remove their ear hairs. this group of mice had breathing problems during sleep, but the mice with intact ear hairs did not...
Does this mean deafness will be fatal? I read that one of the major causes of deafness is loss/damage to the hair cells..
Ear hair cells are mechanoreceptors (allow us to hear sound) and these same cells are also respiratory chemoreceptors which make us breathe. In 2007 it was discovered that damage, or loss of these cells could cause death from respiratory failure.
In 2007, these scientists made a patent for a device that deaf people will wear during sleep, to monitor their co2 and oxygen levels..
If they stop breathing during sleep, co2 and oxygen get out of range, and the device wakes them up.
In 2011, they confirmed this hypothesis on mice. they put a drug in the mouses ears to remove their ear hairs. this group of mice had breathing problems during sleep, but the mice with intact ear hairs did not...
Does this mean deafness will be fatal? I read that one of the major causes of deafness is loss/damage to the hair cells..
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