cochlear nerve

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cochlear nerve

n.
One of two divisions of the vestibulocochlear nerve that facilitate hearing by conducting stimuli to the brain.
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Hence the Pathophysiology involves the inner ear component and/or Cochlear part of vestibulocochlear nerve. Since sensorineural hearing loss was present only in higher frequency it can be argued that cochlear part of 8th cranial nerve is not affected.
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