How the Ears Work - Nemours KidsHealth

Learn how the ears work in this short video from Nemours KidsHealth:

The ears collect sounds and turn them into messages for the brain to interpret. They also send information about balance to the brain.
Three sections of the ear work together to make this happen: they are the outer ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear.
The outer ear is made up of the pinna and the ear canal.
These parts gather sounds from the environment and funnel them into the middle ear
The middle ear takes these sounds and turns them into vibrations.
Sounds that come into the middle ear hit the eardrum, causing it to move. The Eustachian tube helps the eardrum to work well by keeping the air pressure balanced on both sides.
When the eardrum moves, it makes three small bones, called ossicles, vibrate.
The vibrations are then sent to the inner ear.
The inner ear receives vibrations and changes them into messages that go to the brain. These messages are called nerve signals.
The inner ear is made up the cochlea and vestibule, which includes the semicircular canals.
The cochlea has fluid in it that moves like a wave. This happens when vibrations come in from the middle ear. The moving fluid causes hair cells make nerve signals about sound.
Semicircular canals also use moving fluid to create nerve signals that help with balance.
Then, the signals from the cochlea travel along the auditory nerve.
The signals from the semicircular canals travel along the vestibular nerve.
These two nerves come together and travel to the brain. There, the brain decodes the signals to get information about sound and balance.

[pretzelboi]

We are listening to a video that tells us how we listen to things.

[WA]

The middle ear doesn’t turn the sound into vibrations, sound travels through vibrations and when a compression reaches the ear drum it simply vibrates as if it has been hit.

[nitagohil]

I am really thankful for this video cause there so many confusions are in my mind ...and now I mean after watching this...its. really nice

[wparo]

I never understood why the ear manages our balance, but I guess this is how we are made. It's all very fascinating.

[justaguyreal]

interesting how the brain can surmise the direction and possible place from where the sound is coming from, great calculations.

[MascotRay]

There’s a snail in my head that helps me hear?

[iceiscolder]

That was so helpful. Thank you very much🙏

[jimwellacuna]

Thank you and you guys made a basic anatomy and their functions of the ear. I appreciate your uploaded video and it really helps me to understand more clearly. Keep it up!

[Keshavbhole]

It is so good video people who don't under the English can open captions also

[mohnishdudhwala]

Thankyou sir it was very helpful to understand the concept of worjing of ear.

[glennavellino]

Another video that is Too quiet for people with hearing problems. Way to go!

[boarstomps]

Love the vid hope you guys make more! ( my sister had to watch this for her test )

[sparks]

Very educational would recommend if ur clapped

[rickyglick]

oh wow that ear video is soo interesting thank you soo much this video !!

[enzomigelschannel]

Hello! Thank you very much for your very good video. I just want to ask permission to use some of the clippings for our school project. Thank you again!❤

[mahamkhan]

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[victoriapendragon]

I can 'play' my eardrums? How am I doing that? I seem to be tightening something and then there's a rumbling sound. I can kind of play rhythms with it. I've been doing it since I was a kid.

[jonina]

*My ear drum having a seizure from me listening to loud music with a large bass *

[jacyniezgoda]

Hi, I'm practicing filmmaking by making short videos for kids, mostly for friends of mine and my siblings. I wanted to make a video about the ear, but I'm not an animator and I haven't been able to find an animation of how the ear works anywhere! And according to Youtube's terms, you're not allowed to download youtube videos. If possible can you let me use your footage of the ear animation, of course, I'd take out your voice and just have the animation like from 0:34 to 1:02? Thanks!