inner ear. noun. Medical Definition of inner ear. : the essential part of the vertebrate organ of hearing and equilibrium that typically is located in the temporal bone, is innervated by the auditory nerve, and includes the vestibule, the semicircular canals, and the cochleaâcalled also internal ear.
It was found that the hepatitis C virus could survive on surfaces for at least 16 hours but no longer than 4 days. 1 In a study released in 2013, Yale researchers found that the hepatitis C virus could live on surfaces for up to six weeks at room temperature (39.2 to 71.6 Fahrenheit). 2 Syringes In 2010 a study was released detailing how long the hepatitis C virus lives inside a syringe.
1 Scarring of the liver tissue (cirrhosis). After 20 to 30 years of hepatitis C infection, cirrhosis may occur. Scarring in your liver makes it difficult for your liver to function.  Liver cancer. A small number of people with hepatitis C infection may develop liver cancer.