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unusual facts about inner ear



Analog ear

An analog ear or analog cochlea is a model of the ear or of the cochlea (in the inner ear) based on an electrical, electronic or mechanical analog.


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Autoimmune inner ear disease

Autoimmune inner ear disease was first described by Dr. Brian McCabe of the University of Iowa in 1979.

Dehiscence

Superior canal dehiscence in which a new window opens up in the labyrinth of the inner ear, resulting in a form of vertigo.

Head-related transfer function

HRTF describes how a given sound wave input (parameterized as frequency and source location) is filtered by the diffraction and reflection properties of the head, pinna, and torso, before the sound reaches the transduction machinery of the eardrum and inner ear (see auditory system).

Kore. Ydro.

album The Whole Truth about the Children of '78 Oli i Alithia ya ta Pedia tou ‘78 was released in April 2009 on CD by Capitol/EMI. A collector’s double LP edition followed three months later, on the independent Inner Ear.

Me Wise Magic

Its artwork features a stylized image of Buddha, reflecting the song's lyrics, (specifically the lyric: "a Buddhist riff for your inner ear.") "Me Wise Magic" became an instant radio hit - Van Halen's third #1 hit with Roth - and twelfth of a record-setting 14 Billboard #1s during the 1980s and 1990s.

Otolith

Statoliths can be found in many invertebrate groups but are not contained in the structure of an inner ear.

VNG

Videonystagmography, a technology for testing inner ear and central motor functions