The structure of the ear and hearing hygiene

In this topic

• The auditory analyser and the outer ear
• The middle ear: eardrum, bones and auditory tube
• The inner ear and how we hear
• The range of hearing, noise and hearing hygiene

Key terms

• Auditory analyser
• Auricle (pinna)
• External auditory canal
• Earwax
• Eardrum
• Auditory bones
• Eustachian tube
• Labyrinth
• Cochlea
• Organ of Corti
• Hair cells
• Decibel (dB)

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