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Outer Ear and Middle Ear

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Acoustic reflex   the contraction increases the impedance of the middle ear system by increasing the stiffness of the ossicular chain  
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Azimuth estimation   the process of determining the direction on the horizontal plane at which a sound is arriving at the listener.  
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Binaural localization cues   localizations cues created by differences between sounds arriving at the right ear and left ear  
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Buckling effect    
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Cerumen   earwax  
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Distance estimation   the process of determining how far one is from a sound source  
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Elevation estimation   process of determining the angle between the horizontal plane and the vertical plane from which the sound is arriving.  
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Interaural   related to the difference between ears  
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Interaural intensity difference   the difference in intensity of the sound wave arriving to the left ear and right ear  
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Interaural phase difference   the difference in phase of the sound wave arriving to the left ear and right ear.  
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Interaural time difference   the difference in time of arrival of the sound wave arriving to the left ear and right ear  
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Localization   the process of determining the direction of incoming sound or the location of a sound source in space in terms of its azimuth and elevation  
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Localization cues   the specific characteristics of received sounds that are used to determine the direction of incoming sound.  
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Middle ear   an air-filled cavity called the tympanic cavity or tympanum containing the ossicles  
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Monaural   related to one ear  
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Monaural localization cues   localization cues that are created by the reflection and refraction of sound by the folds, cavities, and ridges of the outer ear.  
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Ossicular lever   the anatomic lever created due to a difference in the length of the malleaus and the length of the incus. Force acting at the incus= 1.15 times bigger.  
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Otoscope   an instrument that has a light and a narrow tip and magnifying lens used for examination of the ear canal and tympanic membrane  
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Pressure transformer   pressure increase that results because of the size of the tympanic membrane and the oval window. Tympanic membrane= 17 times bigger than the oval window.  
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Transducer   a device that changes energy from one form to another  
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Tympanic cavity   an air-filled cavity of the middle ear containing the ossicles  
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Valsalva maneuver   procedure that punches air into the middle ear cavity via the Eustachian tube (popping your ears) forces the Eustachian tube to open and admit ear  
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