middle ear
noun
: a small membrane-lined cavity that is separated from the outer ear by the tympanic membrane and that transmits sound waves from the tympanic membrane to the partition between the middle and inner ears through a chain of tiny bones
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Also, changes in bone density can impact the middle ear bones, which are the smallest in the human body and responsible for providing natural amplification within our hearing system.
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Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 27 Sep. 2024
The mic is designed to be implanted inside the middle ear, with its triangular tip resting against part of the eardrum known as the umbo.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 19 July 2024
In a 2021 study in Nature Ecology & Evolution, Quam was part of a research team that used computerized tomography scans to examine sound transmission in Neanderthals’ outer and middle ear.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 5 June 2024
That’s because the Eustachian tube, a narrow passage connected to the middle ear that regulates air pressure by slowly releasing it, can’t keep up with the change in pressure quickly enough.
—Blane Bachelor, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Apr. 2024
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Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 27 Sep. 2024
The mic is designed to be implanted inside the middle ear, with its triangular tip resting against part of the eardrum known as the umbo.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 19 July 2024
In a 2021 study in Nature Ecology & Evolution, Quam was part of a research team that used computerized tomography scans to examine sound transmission in Neanderthals’ outer and middle ear.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 5 June 2024
That’s because the Eustachian tube, a narrow passage connected to the middle ear that regulates air pressure by slowly releasing it, can’t keep up with the change in pressure quickly enough.
—Blane Bachelor, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Apr. 2024
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“Middle ear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/middle%20ear. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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