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Slide show: How you hear
By Mayo Clinic staff
An auditory wonder
Your ears are pretty amazing acoustic devices, as yet unmatched by human ingenuity. In a person with normal hearing, the ears — in combination with the brain — gather and interpret sounds. Your ears allow you to hear the voice of a loved one, the call of a songbird or a crack of thunder.
Many factors are involved in this sensory wonder, so take a look at some of the important structures that make up the ear.
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- Cruz OLM. Anatomy of the skull base, temporal bone, external ear, and middle ear. In: Cummings CW, et al. Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery. 4th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Mosby; 2005. http://www.mdconsult.com/das/book/body/118871756-4/0/1263/1101.html?tocnode=49545956&fromURL=1101.html#4-u1.0-B0-323-01985-4..50126-X--cesec10_4804. Accessed Feb. 3, 2009.
