Presidential elections to top $5 billion in donations: Fundraisers. A demonstrator rallies outside the US Chamber of Commerce against the Citizens United Jan. 21, 2015. The 2016 US presidential elections could cost as much as $5 billion, about double the cost of 2012 election, according to top fundraisers. Democratic Hillary Clinton is believed to absorb the most donations if she chooses to run for president.
effect on sound reception. The vestibulo cochlear nerve consists of two anatomically and functionally distinct parts: the cochlear nerve, which innervates the organ of hearing, and the vestibular nerve, which innervates the organs of equilibrium.
These structures transmit sound vibrations to the inner ear. In so doing, they act as a transformer, converting sound vibrations in the external ear canal into fluid waves in the inner ear. The inner ear chamber contains tiny hearing and balance nerve endings bathed in fluid. The inner ear is a delicate, tissue-lined sense organ, which is encased in an outer hard bony shell.