20 Facts About the Human Ears
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Here are some interesting facts about the human ears.
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Swimmer's ear happens when water stays in the ear canal too long.
The germs found in pools cause the infection. The best way to prevent swimmer's ear is to keep the ear dry or to wear ear plugs.
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Ears also help humans taste food.
The chorda tympani nerves help to trasmit taste signals to your brain. This is why a bad fall can sometimes affect your ability to taste food.
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Even when you are sleeping, you can still hear.
The brain filters out noise while we sleep.
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Ear wax comes from skin glands in your ear.
Ear wax helps to protect the ear and to keep it clean.
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Whenever you hear a pop in your ears as you yawn, it is your Eustachian tube opening.
The Eustachian tube helps to stabilize pressure in the middle ear with air pressure outside.
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The normal sound volume for an ear is 60 decibels.
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Motion sickness is not an illness of the stomach. It is your ears trying to balance themselves.
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Ear tubes are sometimes inserted into young children who suffer multiple ear infections.
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Wrestlers, boxes, rugby player, and martial artists are prone to an injury called cauliflower ear.
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10.
Your ear canal regenerates each year.
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Sound travels at the speed of 1,130 feet per second, or 770 miles per hour.
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Our ears grow throughout our lifetime.
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At birth, the human ear can hear sounds as low as 20 Hertz and as high as 20,000.
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Most people have experienced some hearing loss by the age of 65.
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The ear is divided into three different parts: the outer ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear.
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A baby crying is louder than a horn honking.
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17.
The cochlea is the size of a pencil eraser.
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The whole area of the middle ear is no bigger than an M&M.
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19.
The tiny hairs in your inner ear transmit sound to your brain.
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20.
Your ears help to keep you balanced.
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