Scientists have scanned the skulls of Neanderthals and found the small middle ear ossicles, which are important for hearing, still preserved within the cavities of the ear. To their surprise, the ...

Despite increased access to fossils preserving the auditory apparatus, the evolution of the middle ear bones (ossicles) of living mammals has proved elusive to scientists.

Tympanometry refers to a test that helps in the evaluation of the proper functioning of the middle ear. The middle ear is positioned behind the eardrum, also known as the tympanic membrane.‌ The ...

This vibration moves the ossicles, transmitting sound further into the ear. Meanwhile, the Eustachian tubes are thin, mucus-lined passages that help maintain stable pressure in the middle ear.

The middle ear, known as the tympanic cavity, is composed of three connected bones called ossicles and a canal to the back of the nose known as the Eustachian tube.

The middle ear contains the ossicles, which are three small bones that help you hear, as well as some air and the Eustachian tubes. The position of the Eustachian tube is different in children and ...

Whereas reptiles possess a single bone in the ear and multiple lower jawbones, every living mammal possesses multiple ossicles in the ear and a single lower jawbone.

Medically reviewed by William Truswell, MD Hearing loss is classified into three types: conductive, sensorineural, and mixed (when conductive and sensorineural hearing loss co-occur). Conductive ...

Since delicate auditory ossicles are difficult to preserve as fossils, the direct fossil evidence of middle ear evolution is very limited among mammal ancestors closely related to human evolution.

A research team led by scientists of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology scanned the skulls of Neandertals and found the small middle ear ossicles, which are important for hearing, ...