Auricle: Structure, Function & Diseases

The pinna is the outer part of the ear, which is individually shaped in each person. It has both functionally important and non-functional parts (for example, earlobe). Diseases of the auricles are often the result of mechanical action, injury, piercings, insect bites, or surgery. What is an auricle? The auricle identifies the externally visible part … Auricle: Structure, Function & Diseases

Types of hearing aids

Synonyms Hearing aid, hearing system, hearing glasses, cochlear implant, CI, in-the-ear hearing system, in-the-ear, RIC hearing system, behind-the-ear device, BTE, hearing machine, ear trumpet, concha hearing system, Micro-CiC, noise device, tinnitus noiser, tinnitus masker, receiver-in-canal, tinnitus control instrument Hearing aids Listen to Ear Anatomy Ear Inner Ear Outer ear Middle Ear Earache Hearing loss in … Types of hearing aids

Key Flower

Synonyms in a broader sense Latin name: Primula veris popular name: Auritzel, cowslip, petriflower, primrose Family: Primula veris Plant description The rhizome is very fibrous, the leaves growing from it are oval and hairy at the bottom. On a whitish-green and angular stem, the flower umbels sit terminal, the flowers are tubular, spread out above, … Key Flower

The outer ear

Synonyms Latin: Aruis externa English: external ear Definition The outer ear is the first level of the sound conduction apparatus, next to the middle ear. The outer ear includes the pinna (auricle), the external auditory canal (external acoustic meatus) and the eardrum (tympanic membrane), which forms the boundary with the middle ear. The first important … The outer ear

Summary | The outer ear

Summary The division into outer, middle and inner ear is of great importance, because in the case of a hearing loss, a decision must be made precisely between conductive (outer ear and middle ear) and sensorineural (inner ear) hearing loss. This means that an exact differentiation and localisation of the cause can and should be … Summary | The outer ear

Pain in the auricle

Introduction Pain in the auricle occurs particularly in the case of inflammation. There are a variety of inflammations that can cause ear pain. The most important of them will be discussed below: Outside or inside Otitis externa is an inflammation of the outer ear, medically known as “Otitis externa”, which causes inflammation of the ear … Pain in the auricle