Figure 3 illustrates a simplified diagram showing the organization of inner ear organs of hearing and balance. The inner ear contains two fluid chambers, a membranous and a bony chamber. The ...

In order to reduce these reflections and maximize the transfer of sound energy from the air filled environment to the fluid filled inner ear, land animals evolved external ears as sound collectors and ...

The ear is much more than a hearing device, as both doctors and laymen were sharply reminded last week by the repercussions of what happened in Colonel John Glenn’s inner ear when he “spun in ...