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ANATOMY AND
PHYSIOLOGY OF THE
EAR
Mr. Sathish R
Assistant Professor
Main Components of the
Hearing Mechanism:
Divided into 4 parts (by
function):
 Outer Ear
 Middle Ear
 Inner Ear
 Central Auditory Nervous
System
Structures of the Outer
Ear
Auricle
(Pinna)
 Gathers
sound
waves
 Aids in
localization
 Amplifies
sound
approx. 5-6
dB
External Auditory Canal:
 Approx. 1 inch long
 “S” shaped
 Outer 1/3 surrounded
by cartilage; inner 2/3
by mastoid bone
 Allows air to warm
before reaching TM
 Isolates TM from
physical damage
 Cerumen glands
moisten/soften skin
 Presence of some
cerumen is normal
Mastoid Process of
Temporal Bone
 Bony ridge behind the
auricle
 Hardest bone in body,
protects cochlea and
vestibular system
 Provides support to the
external ear and
posterior wall of the
middle ear cavity
 Contains air cavities
which can be reservoir
for infection
MIDDLE EAR CLEFT
 Middle ear cavity
 Additus
 Antrum
 Mastoid air cells
 Eustachian tube
MIDDLE EAR CAVITY
 6 sided box
 Lateral wall
 Medial wall
 Anterior wall
 Posterior wall
 Roof
 Floor
Tympanic Membrane
 Thin membrane
 Forms boundary
between outer and
middle ear
 Vibrates in
response to sound
waves
 Changes acoustical
energy into
mechanical energy
MEDIAL WALL
The Ossicles
 Ossicular chain = malleus,
incus & stapes
 Malleus
 TM attaches at Umbo
 Incus
 Connector function
 Stapes
 Smallest bone in the body
 Footplate inserts in oval
window on medial wall
Focus/amplify vibration of TM
to smaller area, enables
vibration of cochlear fluids
Eustachian Tube (AKA:
“The Equalizer”)
 Mucous-lined, connects
middle ear cavity to
nasopharynx
 “Equalizes” air pressure in
middle ear
 Normally closed, opens
under certain conditions
 May allow a pathway for
infection
 Children “grow out of” most
middle ear problems as this
tube lengthens and becomes
more vertical
Stapedius Muscle
 Attaches to stapes
 Contracts in response to loud sounds;
(the Acoustic Reflex)
 Changes stapes mode of vibration; makes
it less efficient and reduce loudness
perceived
 Built-in earplugs!
 Absent acoustic reflex could signal
conductive loss or marked
sensorineural loss
Structures
of the Inner
Ear:
The Cochlea
Central Auditory System
 VIIIth Cranial Nerve or “Auditory Nerve”
 Bundle of nerve fibers (25-30K)
 Travels from cochlea through internal auditory
meatus to skull cavity and brain stem
 Carry signals from cochlea to primary auditory
cortex, with continuous processing along the way
 Auditory Cortex
 Wernicke’s Area within Temporal Lobe of the brain
 Sounds interpreted based on
experience/association
 Acoustic energy -> Pinna -> EAM -> TM
-> HOM > HOI -> LPI -> LePI -> HS ->
FPS -> Oval windows -> Perilypmh (SV)
-> Movement of endolymph -> Basilar
membrane -> Hair cells >
Depolarization -> Repolarization ->
Cochlear nerve > Brain
Summary: How SoundSummary: How Sound
Travels Through The EarTravels Through The Ear
Acoustic energy, in the form of sound waves, is
channeled into the ear canal by the pinna. Sound
waves hit the tympanic membrane and cause it to
vibrate, like a drum, changing it into mechanical
energy. The malleus, which is attached to the
tympanic membrane, starts the ossicles into motion.
The stapes moves in and out of the oval window of
the cochlea creating a fluid motion, or hydraulic
energy. The fluid movement causes membranes in
the Organ of Corti to shear against the hair cells.
This creates an electrical signal which is sent up the
Auditory Nerve to the brain. The brain interprets it as
sound!
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Anatomy and physiology of ear

  • 1. ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF THE EAR Mr. Sathish R Assistant Professor
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  • 3. Main Components of the Hearing Mechanism: Divided into 4 parts (by function):  Outer Ear  Middle Ear  Inner Ear  Central Auditory Nervous System
  • 4. Structures of the Outer Ear Auricle (Pinna)  Gathers sound waves  Aids in localization  Amplifies sound approx. 5-6 dB
  • 5. External Auditory Canal:  Approx. 1 inch long  “S” shaped  Outer 1/3 surrounded by cartilage; inner 2/3 by mastoid bone  Allows air to warm before reaching TM  Isolates TM from physical damage  Cerumen glands moisten/soften skin  Presence of some cerumen is normal
  • 6. Mastoid Process of Temporal Bone  Bony ridge behind the auricle  Hardest bone in body, protects cochlea and vestibular system  Provides support to the external ear and posterior wall of the middle ear cavity  Contains air cavities which can be reservoir for infection
  • 7. MIDDLE EAR CLEFT  Middle ear cavity  Additus  Antrum  Mastoid air cells  Eustachian tube
  • 8. MIDDLE EAR CAVITY  6 sided box  Lateral wall  Medial wall  Anterior wall  Posterior wall  Roof  Floor
  • 9. Tympanic Membrane  Thin membrane  Forms boundary between outer and middle ear  Vibrates in response to sound waves  Changes acoustical energy into mechanical energy
  • 11. The Ossicles  Ossicular chain = malleus, incus & stapes  Malleus  TM attaches at Umbo  Incus  Connector function  Stapes  Smallest bone in the body  Footplate inserts in oval window on medial wall Focus/amplify vibration of TM to smaller area, enables vibration of cochlear fluids
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  • 13. Eustachian Tube (AKA: “The Equalizer”)  Mucous-lined, connects middle ear cavity to nasopharynx  “Equalizes” air pressure in middle ear  Normally closed, opens under certain conditions  May allow a pathway for infection  Children “grow out of” most middle ear problems as this tube lengthens and becomes more vertical
  • 14. Stapedius Muscle  Attaches to stapes  Contracts in response to loud sounds; (the Acoustic Reflex)  Changes stapes mode of vibration; makes it less efficient and reduce loudness perceived  Built-in earplugs!  Absent acoustic reflex could signal conductive loss or marked sensorineural loss
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  • 19. Central Auditory System  VIIIth Cranial Nerve or “Auditory Nerve”  Bundle of nerve fibers (25-30K)  Travels from cochlea through internal auditory meatus to skull cavity and brain stem  Carry signals from cochlea to primary auditory cortex, with continuous processing along the way  Auditory Cortex  Wernicke’s Area within Temporal Lobe of the brain  Sounds interpreted based on experience/association
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  • 23.  Acoustic energy -> Pinna -> EAM -> TM -> HOM > HOI -> LPI -> LePI -> HS -> FPS -> Oval windows -> Perilypmh (SV) -> Movement of endolymph -> Basilar membrane -> Hair cells > Depolarization -> Repolarization -> Cochlear nerve > Brain
  • 24. Summary: How SoundSummary: How Sound Travels Through The EarTravels Through The Ear Acoustic energy, in the form of sound waves, is channeled into the ear canal by the pinna. Sound waves hit the tympanic membrane and cause it to vibrate, like a drum, changing it into mechanical energy. The malleus, which is attached to the tympanic membrane, starts the ossicles into motion. The stapes moves in and out of the oval window of the cochlea creating a fluid motion, or hydraulic energy. The fluid movement causes membranes in the Organ of Corti to shear against the hair cells. This creates an electrical signal which is sent up the Auditory Nerve to the brain. The brain interprets it as sound!
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