The eardrum vibrates in time with the music—really, the frequency of the sound—and transmits that vibration to tiny bones located in what’s called our middle ear. (From there, vibrations are ...

A bone conduction hearing aid (BCHA) helps with conductive hearing loss, which is caused by damage to the outer and middle parts of your ear. Keep reading to learn more about BCHA, including how ...

Chronic inflammation of the middle ear can cause several problems ... which is an abnormal collection of cells in the ear that can lead to bone erosion if left untreated. In turn, this can cause ...

Yes — through the bones in our heads. Believe it or not, you don’t actually need the outer and middle parts of your ear to hear sound, because you’re not technically “hearing” anything.

Picture this: a wriggling fish, swimming in ancient seas, whose jawbones would one day transform into the sophisticated machinery of the human inner ear. This isn’t just a story of bones and ...

They vibrate against your bones—usually those in front of the ear—and send sounds straight to the inner ear. Using this kind of device rather than earbuds or traditional headphones makes it ...

The middle ear of humans evolved from fish gills, according to a study of a 438 million-year-old fossil fish brain. Scientists discovered the fossil of the braincase of a Shuyu fish. Despite its ...

Mammals, Le Maître notes, have particularly involved ears–with three middle ear bones instead of just the one that reptiles and birds have. Plus, we have large external ear structures (the ...

From the formation of inner ear bones to the rise of hair to cover our bodies, these developments made us distinct from other animals Riley Black - Science Correspondent By examining the fossils ...