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• Windows: Ear Training Software.
• Ear Training Software.
• Ear training program with 26 exercises. ...
• Ear training for scales, intervals, and chords including 7th and 9th chords.
• Ear Power 2. ...
• Ear Training Companion Demo 2. ...
• Music theory and ear training exercises. ...
• Functional Ear Trainer 1. ...
• Freeware ear training program that makes you guess a note within a harmonic context.
• Learn chord construction, ear training, and some music theory. ...
• Ike's Ear Tuner 1. ...
• Ear training utility for guitarists. ...
• Ear training emphasizing jazz, rock, and improvisation. ...
• Ear training covering chords, intervals, scale, rhythm, and more. ...
• Music Goals by Eye & Ear Demo 1. ...
• Ear training, sight reading, and music theory for multiple instruments. ...

• KidsHealth > Parents > Medical Problems > Ears, Nose, Throat/Speech, & Hearing > Middle Ear Infections and Ear Tube Surgery.
• Many children get middle ear infections. ...
• Although the infections are relatively easy to treat, if a child has had multiple ear infections that do not get better easily or has evidence of hearing loss or speech delay, a doctor may suggest ear tube surgery (also called bilateral myringotomy and tubes, or BMT). During this surgery, small tubes called tympanostomy tubes are placed in the eardrums to ventilate the area behind the ear drum, the middle ear. Approximately 2 million tympanostomy tubes are placed in children in the United States each year to help chronic middle ear infections. ...
• The middle ear is an air-filled cavity located behind the eardrum. When sound enters the ear, it makes the eardrum vibrate, which in turn makes tiny bones in the middle ear vibrate. This transmits the sound signals to the inner ear, where nerves relay the signals to the brain. ...
• We all have a small passage leading from the middle ear to the back of the nose called the eustachian tube, which equalizes the air pressure between the middle ear and the outside world. ... ) Bacteria or viruses can enter the middle ear through the eustachian tube and cause an infection - this often occurs when a child has had a cold or other respiratory infection. When the middle ear becomes infected, it may fill with fluid or pus, particularly if the infection is bacterial. ...
• Middle Ear Infections and Ear Tube Surgery.

• THE INNER EAR: THE COCHLEA.
• Describe the four coding mechanisms used in the auditory nerve to transmit information from the ear to the brain. ...
• Nearly 95% of the afferent fibers of the cochlea division of the eighth nerve originate at the base of inner ear cells. ...
• Our understanding of the operations of the inner ear began in the late 19th century.  Hermann von Helmholtz, a brilliant German physicist at the time viewed the basilar membrane in the inner ear as a series of mechanical resonators arranged like the strings of a harp, varying in tuning from high frequency at the base of the cochlea to low frequency at the apex. ...  Many years passed before Helmholtz's theory was tested by direct observation of the mechanical vibration patterns of the inner ear by the Hungarian physicist, Georg von Bekesy, a feat which earned him the Nobel Prize. ...
• We can now state the mechanical events that take place in the cochlea when a sound wave enters the inner ear: .
• Sound waves normally enter the inner ear via the oval window and are transmitted rapidly through the cochlear fluid. ...
• The basilar membrane is deflected in response to sound waves in the inner ear. ...
• When motion of the stapes establishes a sound wave in the fluid of the inner ear, each small region of the basilar membrane deflects in response to this pressure with a time delay that depends upon its own mechanical properties. ...
• When sound energy is introduced into the inner ear, the resultant up-and-down motion of the basilar membrane produces shearing motion between the stereocilia projecting from the apical surfaces of hair cells and the tectorial membrane. ...
• What is the innervation pattern in the organ of Corti and what are the codes used in carrying acoustic information from the ear to the brain? .
• Success in these efforts requires that the spatial and temporal patterns of neural excitation which occur in the normal ear be duplicated as closely as possible. ...
• Outer hairs cells change shape in response to efferent activation, which in turn alters the micromechanical action of inner hair cells, and hence the flow of information from the ear to the brain. ...
• A change in configuration of an outer hair cell may have a substantial influence on the mechanical response of inner hair cells, the main transducers and signallers of acoustic information entering the inner ear. ...
• Some years ago it was discovered that in response to a brief sound there appeared in the ear canal a second brief, time-delayed sound - an echo of the first. ... Sounds appear in the ear canal under other conditions as well. ...

• Chronic Middle Ear Infection.
• What is a chronic middle ear infection? .
• What causes a chronic middle ear infection? .
• Who can get chronic middle ear infections? .
• What are the symptoms of a chronic middle ear infection? .
• Are chronic middle ear infections contagious? .
• How are chronic middle ear infections treated? .
• How long does a chronic middle ear infection last? .
• Can chronic middle ear infections be prevented? .
• What is a chronic middle ear infection?.
• A chronic middle ear infection lasts a long time. Symptoms are usually harder to notice than those seen with an acute ear infection. Acute ear infections last a shorter time but symptoms are usually worse. ...
• In a chronic ear infection, fluid (effusion) is usually trapped in the middle ear. ...
• Chronic middle ear infections are more serious than middle ear infections. ...
• What causes a chronic middle ear infection?.

• Ear Training WebSite Welcome to Fast&Soft Music Software .
• Ear Training WebSite.
• Music students should know how important ear training is for their development. ... Even those not interested in music should realize that a "tone-deaf" ear will somehow affect their personality as a whole. ...
• Of course, music comes from the soul, it is not a mere juggling with sounds, but too many times players from a lower spirituality platform look better just because they have "a good ear", and a common misconception is that this cannot be improved. The author of this program has plenty of experience and I can assure you that the attentive ear can be improved to the highest levels, even for someone considered tone-deaf. ...
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• Autoimmune Inner Ear Disease FAQ .
• (Frequently Asked Questions) What is Autoimmune Inner Ear Disease?.
• Autoimmune Inner Ear Disease (AIED) is a poorly understood syndrome of potentially reversible progressive sensorineural hearing loss with or without dizziness. ... Tinnitus (noises in the ear) and aural fullness, "pressure", may also occur as well as dizziness or vertigo. ...
• It is felt that a significant percentage of patients with Meniere's Disease, especially those with bilateral symptoms, may be due to autoimmune inner ear dysfunction. ...

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• All site contents (C) 2000, Custom Protect Ear .

• Anatomy and Physiology of the Ear .
• What is the ear?.
• The ear is the organ of hearing. The parts of the ear include: .
• external or outer ear, consisting of: .
• pinna or auricle - the outside part of the ear. ...
• external auditory canal or tube - the tube that connects the outer ear to the inside or middle ear. ...
• The tympanic membrane divides the external ear from the middle ear. ...
• middle ear (tympanic cavity), consisting of: .
• ossicles - three small bones that are connected and transmit the sound waves to the inner ear. ...
• eustachian tube - a canal that links the middle ear with the throat area. The eustachian tube helps to equalize the pressure between the outer ear and the middle ear. ...
• inner ear, consisting of: .
• Hearing starts with the outer ear. When a sound is made outside the outer ear, the sound waves, or vibrations, travel down the external auditory canal and strike the eardrum (tympanic membrane). ... The vibrations are then passed to three tiny bones in the middle ear called the ossicles. The ossicles amplify the sound and send the sound waves to the inner ear and into the fluid filled hearing organ (cochlea). ...

• The cochlea is the portion of the inner ear that is responsible for hearing. ...
•   "Fluid in Your Ears"   Anatomy of the Inner Ear   Cochlear Anatomy   Cochlear Fluids Composition   The Endocochlear Potential   Endolymphatic Hydrops .
•   Dimensions of Inner Ear Fluid Spaces   Composition of Inner Ear Fluids   Resting Potentials of Inner Ear Fluid Spaces   Longitudinal Flow Rate of Cochlear Fluids   Diffusion Coefficients for Various Solutes   Clearance Characteristics for Various Solutes   Placement locations of electrodes .
•   3-D Imaging of the Ear with High-Resolution MR.

• Never put anything smaller than your elbow in your ear! Cotton swabs are for cleaning bellybuttons, not ears. ...
• The Outer Ear and Canal .
• The outer ear is the funnel-like part of the ear you can see on the side of the head, plus the ear canal (the hole which leads down to the eardrum). ...
• The ear canal is shaped somewhat like an hourglass-narrowing part way down. ... Usually the wax accumulates a bit, dries out and then comes tumbling out of the ear, carrying dirt and dust with it. ... The ear canal may be blocked by wax when attempts to clean the ear push wax deeper into the ear canal and cause a blockage. ...
• Wax is not formed in the deep part of the ear canal near the eardrum, but only in the outer part of the canal. So when a patient has wax blocked up against the eardrum, it is often because he has been probing his ear with such things as cotton-tipped applicators, bobby pins, or twisted napkin corners. ... Also, the skin of the ear canal and the eardrum is very thin and fragile and is easily injured. ...
• Earwax is healthy in normal amounts and serves to coat the skin of the ear canal where it acts as a temporary water repellent. ...
• Most of the time the ear canals are self-cleaning; that is, there is a slow and orderly migration of ear canal skin from the eardrum to the ear opening. Old earwax is constantly being transported from the ear canal to the ear opening where it usually dries, flakes, and falls out. ...
• Under ideal circumstances, you should never have to clean your ear canals. ... If you want to clean your ears, you can wash the external ear with a cloth over a finger, but do not insert anything into the ear canal. ...
• tinnitus, noises in the ear .
• fullness in the ear or a sensation the ear is plugged .

• "Swimmer's Ear" .
• What is Swimmer’s Ear?.
• Swimmer’s Ear (ear ache) is an infection of the ear and/or outer ear canal. It can cause the ear to itch or become red and inflamed so that head movement or touching of the ear is very painful. There may also be pus that drains from the ear. ...
• What causes Swimmer’s Ear? .
• Swimmer’s Ear is often caused by infection with a germ called Pseudomonas aeruginosa. ... Although all age groups are affected by Swimmer’s Ear, it is more common in children and young adults and can be extremely painful. ...
• How is Swimmer’s Ear spread? .
• Having contaminated water get in the ear can give people Swimmer’s Ear. Swimmer’s Ear usually occurs within a few days of getting contaminated water or placing contaminated objects in the ear. ...
• Is there a difference between a childhood middle ear infection and Swimmer’s Ear? .
• Swimmer’s Ear is not the same as the common childhood middle ear infection. If you can wiggle the outer ear without pain or discomfort then your ear infection is probably not Swimmer’s Ear.
• Can Swimmer’s Ear be prevented? .
• Here are four Healthy Swimming tips for protection against Swimmer’s Ear: .

• Ear Infection Shot.
• Greene, my 9-month-old gets ear infections all the time. ... What do you think of the new shot for ear infections? Does it really work? What are the side effects?.
• The promotion of the "new" shot for ear infections reminds me of an early sunny scene in a horror film: a happy, unsuspecting family is enjoying a beautiful afternoon together in the backyard. ...
• In January 1998, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Rocephin (ceftriaxone) as the first single-dose injection for the treatment of ear infections. ...
• And what a great time for a new development in ear infection treatment. Ear infection diagnosis in children continues to get more common each year. ... And more antibiotics are given to children for ear infections than for any other reason.
• A physician whom I respect as one of the top ear infection experts hails the single shot of Rocephin as offering "a new alternative when standard multi-day, multi-dose oral therapy is problematic, for example, for children in daycare, or when the family is traveling. ...
• These payments could add up if this seldom-used, safety-net injection is used for everyday ear infections. ...
• Is one shot enough to get rid of an ear infection?.
• One dose of Rocephin is equivalent to 30 doses of amoxicillin -- although as any parent with much experience with ear infections will tell you, "as effective as amoxicillin" is no longer a resounding endorsement.
• The likelihood of your child's getting a subsequent, worse ear infection only increases after this treatment.
• If Rocephin is to be used for an ear infection, I believe the best course of action is to follow it with an oral antibiotic or to give the injection daily for 3 days, so that the entire infection is reliably wiped out -- not just the weaker bacteria.
• Before allowing your child to receive Rocephin for an ear infection, first be sure that the ear infection really needs an antibiotic -- many don't.
• ( Note: For a complete discussion of antibiotic pros and cons, see The Parent's Complete Guide to Ear Infections. ...

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