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Ossicles

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Ossicles
The three small bones of the middle ear: the malleus (hammer), the incus (anvil) and the stapes (stirrup). These bones help carry sound from the eardrum to the inner ear.
Mentioned in: Otitis Media, Stapedectomy
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The hammer (malleus), anvil (incus) and the stirrup (stapes), referred to as the ossicles (small bones), move in response to sound waves and vibrate the ear drum.
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It's even possible to see the tiny ossicles in the middle ear.
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Earlier, speakers pointed out that there are three types of hearing impairments: Conductive hearing loss occurs when sound is not conducted efficiently through the outer ear canal to the eardrum and the tiny bones, or ossicles, of the middle ear.
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