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8 Amazing Facts About The Ear You Probably Don’t Know
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The human ear is a complex organ that allows us to hear all the beautiful things life has to offer; from listening to music to birds chirping you get to enjoy these sounds and more because of the ear.
The human ear is one of the most powerful and delicate organs we have. Apart from hearing, the ears also have features that facilitate balance.
In this article on EKO HOT BLOG, we would be looking at some of the most amazing facts about the ear you probably don’t know.
- Hearing and balance are the main functions of the inner ear. So a disease that affects one system has an impact on the other.
- The middle ear has the smallest bones in the entire human body, with the stapes being the tiniest. These three little bones transmit sounds to the inner ear, and altogether, they can fit on a penny!
- Humans can hear frequencies up to 20,000Hz and as low as 20Hz.
- While sleeping, the human ears continue to function. They pick up sounds, but the brain blocks them out.
- The human ears detect most sounds, but they have limits. When the sound exceeds a certain frequency level it registers as ringing or buzzing in the ear
- The human ears are self-cleaning. The pores in the ear canal produce cerumen (earwax), and the tiny hairs called cilia to push it along with the detritus it traps out of the ear canal naturally.
- The hair cells are the sensory neurons responsible for hearing.
- If you damage your ears, your perception of taste may be off because the nerves called the Chorda Tympani run through the ear and connect the taste buds on the front of your tongue to the brain
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