- The smallest bones in the body are found in the middle ear, and there are three of them: the incus, malleus, and the stapes, otherwise known as the anvil, hammer, and the stirrup.
- Sound travels at the speed of 1,130 feet per second, or 770 miles per hour.
- Thirty-seven percent of children with only minimal hearing loss fail at least one grade.
- A 12-year study conducted by the neurology department at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine found that untreated hearing loss increased the risk for dementia.
- The inner ear is no larger than a pencil eraser in circumference.
- Crickets have their hearing organs on their knees, male mosquitos hear with thousands of tiny hair cells growing from their antennae, and snakes hear through their jawbones.
- Individuals with hearing loss wait an average of seven years before seeking help.
- Your sense of hearing is dependent on tiny hair cells housed inside the inner ear. Damage to these hair cells results in hearing loss.
- Skin glands in the ear canal produce earwax, which helps protect the ear by lubricating it and cleaning it of dirt and dust.
- The ears are not only necessary for hearing; they also help with balance.
