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”), and stapes (“stirrup”). The ossicles are part of the ...

The ossicles move the sound to the inner ear, which sends signals to the brain. Amazing. Sadly, we can't go beyond the eardrum and see all that inner goodness, because we don't want to puncture it.

These inner portions of the ear are shielded by bone. This is because the anatomical structures that turn air pressure waves into sounds—the eardrum, ossicles and cochlea—are very small ...

Cells are sensitive to many forms of stimuli including light and heat, but little is known about the cellular response to acoustic pressure—a.k.a. sound. A new study suggests that cells can indeed ...