Inner ear

my first home run. I always doubted myself when it came to something big. Usually I worked better when I was working toward something. This time it happened to be getting my second ear piercing hole. The weekend before I had made a deal with my dad that if I got a honest home run I would be aloud to get my second ear piercing. As I glanced at my parents I was getting more nervous. When the batter in front of me got walked I asked myself, ‘What if you don’t get a pitch that you can hit?’ All my…

Tinnitus is a common symptom of perceiving sound without external stimuli outside the ear. Tinnitus is often referred to as ear ringing or buzzing sensation, where a sound is constantly repeated inside the person's ear with or without external sound present. Tinnitus originates in the middle ear. Sounds can occur at any time and sounds can vary in loudness and pitch. Prolonged exposure to loud noise can contribute to tinnitus and thereby causing permanent hearing loss. There are many factors…

Audiologists performed the ABR recordings during both the study and control group. The process involved electrodes being placed typically on a child’s forehead and in front or in back of the ears. The electrodes are connected to the computer, and earphones are placed on the child to help measure the hearing. Each ear was stimulated separately by alternating clicks at a normal hearing level. During the process, the audiologists focus on neurological “markers” as the child’s hearing nerves…

It all began with a simple phone call one night after dinner. “Bark bark,” Robert hollered up the stairs, “bark bark bark bark.” Which I could only assume meant “Number Seven, it’s for you. It’s Hugo, and she sounds pissed.” As I came down the stairs to pick up the phone, I was not motivated to go on another “adventure” after the last few times. I was tired and had looked forward to a nice quiet evening at home, not another stupid adventure with Hugo. Thirty minutes later, however, Hugo’s…

Healthcare professionals and parents should understand the importance of early identification and intervention (JCIH, 1994). Hearing loss affects children’s speech, language, academic, and social/emotional development if not identified early. The first three years in children’s lives are crucial for speech and language development. Thus, the ultimate goal of universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS) is to detect hearing loss early in order to treat hearing loss sooner, preventing a delay in…

Hearing is a complex process where thousands of tiny hair cells, located in the cochlea of the ear, convert vibrations of sound waves into electrical nerve pulses. These pulses are understood by the brain to be what a person hears as sound. Hearing loss can occur throughout any part of the ear, and in varying degrees of severity. As hearing loss can affect a child’s ability to develop speech, language, and social skills, it is important to identify any signs and symptoms early in the child’s…

perception of noise or ringing in the ears. These hearing care professionals offer a range of services in the field of hearing loss, including hearing tests, hearing aid fittings and repair, and more. Tinnitus itself isn’t a condition but a symptom of an underlying issue. In some cases, it can be related to an injury or disorder of the circulatory system. If a specific underlying cause is identified, treating this will often stop that obnoxious ringing in your ears. Ensuring that there is no…

an acoustic lens which condenses the waves in to a beam.[5] The echoes are received at a point in the lower jaw of the animal sometimes called the “acoustic window”. This section is also fat filled and helps the wave travel to the dolphins ear, allowing the ear to start vibrating at the same frequency as the wave so that the wave can be interpreted by the brain. [10] Why Toothed Whales use Echolocation? Toothed whales such as the sperm whale do very deep dives in to the ocean in to areas…

Diseases Affecting the Ears Objective It is universally acknowledge that hearing is not an essential part of communication. Many people are able to communicate and function well in society without difficulty with this impairment. Those who are deaf are able to communicate in sign language. We are able to hear sound thanks to the structure of our ear. Although infants cannot make sense of the meaning of the sound, they hear from their surroundings, they are able to hear them, and later, make…

The ability to hear is important to the elderly population as it improves their quality of life and preserves their well-being and safety. For instance, the ability to clearly hear allows for individuals to detect sounds from behind, awareness of your surrounding, communication with family members and others to maintain a link to the world. Nevertheless, presbycusis is an ever-growing condition in the geriatric population. Presbycusis or age related hearing loss is a multifaceted and complicated…