Normal blood supply to the cochlea is critically important for establishing the endocochlear
potential and sustaining production of endolymph. Abnormal cochlear microcirculation has
long been considered an etiologic factor in noise-induced hearing loss, age-related hearing
loss (presbycusis), sudden hearing loss or vestibular function, and Meniere's disease.
Knowledge of the mechanisms underlying the pathophysiology of cochlear microcirculation
is of fundamental clinical importance. A better understanding of cochlear blood flow (CoBF) …