Millions of years ago marine animals had hearing organs that allowed them to detect sounds in the water. When land dwelling animals evolved they now had to detect environmental sounds that traveled ...

Medically reviewed by John Carew, MD The ears are a pair of sensory organs whose primary functions are hearing and balance.

Your ear has three main parts: Your inner ear sits in a hollowed-out part of the temporal bone (located on the side ... and ...

The sound pressure causes the eardrum to vibrate which causes the bones in the middle ... Meniere’s disease: A disorder of the inner ear, it leads to dizziness, tinnitus, ear fullness, and ...

Transmitting sound via the bones in the skull to the inner ear. Bone conduction speakers rest against the side of the head near the ears, but not in them. Dating back to the 1920s, bone conduction ...

Electronystagmography/Videonystagmography (ENG/VNG) is an examination of eye movements called nystagmus which are provoked by stimulation of the inner ear. The exam ...