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dameprimus t1_j8d4s6v wrote

Look at this diagram: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organ_of_Corti

That’s the cochlea in cross section. Easiest way to think about it is that the cochlea is a bundle of 3 hollow tubes. The nerve runs through one tube and the cochlear implant is placed in a different tube (the scala tympani).

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