Ear canal

Hearing loss in teenagers is up 30 percent from the 1980s and 1990s. While in-ear headphones were first introduced in the 1980s, they didn’t become widely popular until the early 2000s when the iPod came out. “Many experts believe it [increased percent of hearing loss] is due... to the increased use in headphones” (American Osteopathic Association). This is a plausible explanation seeing as music seems to be more available and used more often. Hearing loss due to exposure is a growing concern.…

be able to distinguish the individual sounds and more importantly, the individual superimposed vibrations travelling to the listener, the auditory system, and the architecturally designed environments, have specific methods that allow the listeners ears to hear a reliable impression of what is going on around us, be that musical or simply auditory (Plomp, n.d.). There are factors that can alter the way that sound is heard by the listener in various environments. One main occurrence is…

. The ear is made up of three parts: the outer, middle, and inner ear.The outer part of the ear collects sound. Sound travels through the auricle and the auditory canal, a short tube that ends at the eardrum. Sound entering the outer ear travels through the middle ear and causes the eardrum and ossicle in the middle ear to vibrate. As it travels, it amplifies and changes from air to liquid. When the stapes moves, it pushes the oval window, which then moves the cochlea. The cochlea takes the…

sound as the ear drums move from the sound pressure. Then, this vibration is transformed into electrical impulses, which are sent to the brain. The transformation of the electrical impulse occurs inside the outer, the middle and the inner parts of the ears. The outer ear is called the external sound-gathering part of the ear. Its function is to gather sound energy and focuses it on the eardrum. The middle ear, an air-filled chamber serves as an amplifier of vibration. The inner ear is where the…

It is safe to assume that styles of communication have an effect on who we are and what we become. Every one of us have innate patterns of communicating with others that govern how we operate on a daily basis. These patterns are often exaggerated and more influential when dealing with those we are closest with. For most people this means that our family systems are greatly impacted by how we interact with others. These interactions can take the form of both verbal and nonverbal communication.…

continuously happening in nearly all aspects of ordinary life. In order to for our ears to perceive sound, a number of processes must occur, during which sound energy is converted into mechanical energy (NIDCD, 2013). The outer ear collects the sound; the middle ear transforms the energy of the sound wave into vibrations, and the inner ear then transforms this energy into nerve impulses, which eventually reach the brain (The Human Ear, 1996). Sounds are made from the molecules in the air…

her. Instead of saying “I love you” or something directly, this sentence is much better. This is sensory description. I use many sensory description in that example, “The sound flew in my ear, and it was so soft.” “Flew” is a great sensory description. We can feel that her sound is soft like water flow in to the ear or it like a feather scratching our…

The human ears are capable of more than what meets the eye. Throughout Hamlet, Shakespeare practices different motifs to express themes such as corruption, revenge, and madness. Specifically, Hamlet employs the motif of ears to convey the theme of corruption. After the fall of the great King Hamlet, the throne of Denmark falls into a state of corruption through the lies of the new King Claudius. Hamlet the prince attempts to find ways of exposing Claudius’s lies and end the corruption throughout…

Imagine you’re just watching tv then you hear a loud boom and suddenly your ears start ringing, days later you realize you can’t hear out of your left ear. Your life is changed forever. Sounds horrendous doesn’t it. In summer of 2015 this tragic incident happened to me. When it first happened, I let it take a toll on my life, then I realized, life has no limitations except the ones we make. The first time I failed a hearing test was in the 3rd grade. I didn’t tell my parents because I…

form of energy that produces a sensation of hearing in our ears. Sound is produced by vibrating objects. The matter or substance through which sound is transmitted is called a medium. It can be solid, liquid or gas. Sound moves through the medium form the point of generation to the listener. When an object vibrates, it sets the molecules of medium around it vibrating. The molecules do not travel all the way from the vibrating object to the ear. A molecule of the medium in contact with the…