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A damaged ossicle is one of the forms of Conduction Deafness. The most common damage is from the insertion of an object into the auditory canal in an effort to clean out the earwax, but a jostle may cause the object to rupture the eardrum and damage one or more ossicles. They can also be damaged by frequent infection of the middle ear, and abnormalities with bone growth.
- "Damage" includes fracture, calcification, bony overgrowth, scar tissue and anything else that might affect the structure and transmission ability of the ossicle.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 10y agoThey are also called auditory ossicles and are responsible for transmitting mechanical sound vibrations from the external ear canal to the the choclea to be transformed into nerve impulses that are sent to the temporal lobes of the brain to be interpreted as sound. If they are damaged they will cause partial or total loss of hearing. One of the ways this is tested is by putting a tuning fork on a part of the temporal bone, called the mastoid process, to find out if they are able to sense the vibration. If they do, then that tells doctors that the ossicles, or bones, are damaged but the nerve is still functioning.
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∙ 9y agoear infections can damage the auditory nerve and can lead you to being deaf.
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What is the function of the earlobe on a human body?
The superior and anterior malleolar ligaments in the middle ear assist in the function of the three auditory ossicles. If they are damaged, condutive deafness may result.
Does the skull house the ossicles in the temporal bone?
The three ossicle bones are located in the middle ear which is an air space in the temporal bone. The answer to your question is YES, the skull houses the ossicles in the temporal bone.
What is the purpose of ossicles?
The ossicles are the three smallest bones in the human body. They are located in the middle ear and conduct and amplify sound vibrations from the eardrum to the oval window. They are named for their structure:tympannic side = malleus or hammermiddle = incus or anviloval window side = stapes or stirrup
What can result from the fusion of the ossicles?
Fusion or fixation of the auditory ossicles is primarily a congenital problem (you're born with it). However, it can be caused by other factors such as:old-age calicification of the ossiclesscar tissue from repeated infections or traumaformation of bony overgrowthsformation of spongy bone in the labyrinth
Are the ear ossicles the smallest bone of the body?
Yes they are the smallest bones of the body
What bony plates make up starfish skeleton?
It is the ossicles :)
What is the function of the earlobe on a human body?
The superior and anterior malleolar ligaments in the middle ear assist in the function of the three auditory ossicles. If they are damaged, condutive deafness may result.
What is fusion of the ossicles?
Fusion or fixation of the ossicles is where one or more of the three auditory ossicles cannot transmit sound vibrations for a variety of reasons. This does cause "conduction" deafness or hearing loss.
What are ambulacral ossicles?
In a starfish, the ambulacral ossicles are little calcified bony plates covering the radial canal.
Do echinoderms have ossicles?
YES, but it is not the same "ossicles" that are found in the mammal ear. Echinoderm ossicles are small calcium-matrix plates that make up the dermis or endoskeleton of the echinoderm. They provide protection and support to the underlying tissue.
What calcium - rich formation builds the internal skeleton of echinoderms?
Ossicles
How is hearing loss related to the ossicles?
If there is a change to the basic structure or functioning ability of your auditory ossicles, this would result in Conductive Deafness as the ossicles will not be able to transmit and amplify the sound vibrations from the tympanic membrane to the oval window.
Does the sea cucumber have only a few ossicles?
The word "ossicle" means "little bone" The sea cucumber has calcified structures just under the skin which are called microscopic ossicles or sclerietes. There are many of these ossicles which are remnants of a previous endoskeleton.
Skeletal plates in starfish?
They make up the skeleton and protect internal structures.
What can be caused by the fracture of one or more of the auditory ossicles?
One cause of "Conductive Hearing Loss" can be due to the trauma and subsequent fracture of one or more ossicles, as well as the fracture of the temporal bone which houses the middle ear with its ossicles. Conductive deafness is due to the inability of the ossicles to conduct the sound vibrations from the tympanic membrane to the oval window.
Are brittle stars ossicles apparent?
Brittle stars are echinoderms with a skeleton of embedded calcite ossicles (little bones) which fuse to form an armor plate. The plates are covered by the epidermis, so that you can tell where the plates/ossicles are, but you cannot see them directly.
How many bones in Auditory Ossicles?
3
