In response, the eardrum vibrates. Vibrations are picked up by tiny bones in the middle ear, which are called ossicles, which amplify these waves and transmit them to the inner ear, specifically ...

When the sound waves reach the eardrum, the eardrum vibrates. The three bones of the middle ear are called the ossicles. These include the hammer, anvil, and stirrup. The eardrum and the ossicles ...

Conditions that affect the malleus often impact the ability to hear. The malleus or hammer is one of the three bones, also known as ossicles, in the middle ear The other two are the incus (“anvil”), ...

New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has identified porcupine inhibition—a strategy that blocks a key ...

In recent years, researchers have begun using eye movements as one of the clues that someone might develop Alzheimer's. Now, one group of scientists is saying the ears might be an even better way ...