How do ears work?

Who Smarted? - Educational Podcast for Kids

Atomic Entertainment Group LLC

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.6 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 7 December 2020

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Thanks so much for listening to our podcast, WHO SMARTED? But here's a silly question... HOW are you able to listen to it? With your EARS of course! But how do your ears work? How do three tiny bones in your ear help amplify sound and translate sound waves to your brain? And how/why does your hearing affect your balance? Get ready to hang out with the three smallest bones in the human body - The Ossicles - on today's episode about Ears! Your kids will discover how 3 tiny ear bones, THE OSSICLES, work together to create sound. When your eardrum vibrates in response to sound, it causes these ear bones to move in response. This amplifies the vibrations in the fluid in your inner ear, which touches thousands of nerve endings, triggering electrical impulses your brain then turns into "hearing". They will learn that the ear is also responsible for your sense of balance, which relies on there, tiny, liquid filled tubes in your inner ear - the vestibular system. And they'll discover you are more likely to fall when you have a cold because being sick causes a disruption in the inner ear fluid, which leads to dizziness. So no tightrope walking when you have a cold - just like we tell our friend Terry Tightrope in the episode. And get more fun info & activities at www.WhoSmarted.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Who Smarted. Please help us reach as many families as possible with our free
0:04.8	show and our free curriculum by letting your friends know about us. It's really the
0:09.0	best way for us to grow. And if you can leave a good review at Apple Podcasts, we love it.
0:13.8	And if you aren't already signed up for our email list, sign up today at www.WhoSmarted.com
0:20.0	and get your free curriculum and home activity guide with every episode.
0:23.8	Shout out to Adrian Pee from Tampa and your brother Jimmy. Thanks for listening and letting
0:28.2	us know how much you enjoy the show. Like, follow and comment on Facebook at facebook.com,
0:33.4	Backslash, Who Smarted, and you might get your own shout out. Now it's time to open your ears
0:39.7	as you learn all about your ears.
0:46.0	Alright, welcome back everybody to every body's got talent. Before the break we met the femur,
0:52.1	also known as the thigh bone. It's the longest and strongest bone in the human body.
0:57.0	But will that be enough to win your vote?
1:01.6	Time to meet our next act. From the biggest bone in the human body to the absolute smallest,
1:06.6	these bones are so tiny, all together they're no bigger than a pencil eraser.
1:12.3	Coming to us all the way from the middle ear, give it up for the obstacle.
1:18.0	Welcome to everybody's got talent Oscars. Tell us about yourselves.
1:22.3	Hi, my name's Stakes. I'm the smallest bone in the human body. I'm the shape of a stirrup
1:29.7	and about the length of a nickel and penny stacked on top of each other.
1:33.3	That sure is tiny. Can I see you brought two friends of them?
1:36.4	Yes, with me is Incus?
1:38.7	And this big guy is Amius.
1:42.2	We call him the hammer. And together we're...
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