Fun Hearing Facts

Did you know???

• Fish do not have ears but they can hear. They hear pressure changes through ridges on their bodies.
  • Cicadas have their hearing organs in their stomachs.
  • Crickets have their hearing organs in their knees.
  • Male mosquitoes hear with thousands of tiny hairs growing on their antennae.
  • Snakes do not have ears, but their tongues are sensitive to sound vibrations.
  • In World War One (WWI) parrots were kept on the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France because of their remarkable sense of hearing. When the Parrots heard the enemy aircraft coming they would warn everyone of the approaching danger long before any human ear would hear it.
  • The three bones in the ear are the smallest bones in the human body. All three together could fit on a penny.
  • The ear continues to hear sounds, even while you sleep.
  • Sound travels at the speed of 1,130 feet per second, or 770 miles per hour.
  • Dogs can hear much higher frequencies than humans.
  • Ears not only help you hear, but also aid in balance.
  • Sitting in front of the speakers at a rock concert can expose you to 120 decibels, which will begin to damage hearing in only 7 1/2 minutes.
  • Everyone by 40 years of age needs to have a baseline hearing evaluation.
  
  
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Life sounds great!  Enjoy every moment!

Jane Kukula, AuD
Paula Webster, MA
Advanced Audiology Concepts
8897 Mentor Ave
Mentor, Ohio 44060
440-205-8848
http://www.aachear.org/

Referrences:
Better Hearing Institute, Obtained 8-6-12, http://www.betterhearing.org/aural_education_and_counseling/hearing_loss_facts/fun_facts/index.cfm

Turn It To The Left: Obtained 8-6-12, http://www.turnittotheleft.com/educationresources.htm