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Glaucoma.
Increase in the
Glaucoma intraocular
pressure
Sense of hearing: The Ear There are three
parts of the ear:
external ear,
middle ear and
inner ear.
External ear (
auricle, ear canal
and tympanic
membrane)

The middle ear
contains the
ossicles: malleus,
incus and stapes
(MIS)

The inner ear
structure
concerned with
hearing is the
Ossicles cochlea. It
contains the
hearing receptors
and organ of
Corti.
Semicircular
channels ( very
important for
Organ of Corti
balance) .
Eustachian tube
Connects the
middle ear with
the pharynx

Presbycussis.
Progressive
hearing loss
associated with
aging