Otology

The outer ear is separated from the middle ear by an air-filled hollow space called Tympanic Canal. The middle ear has an important function to perform; it takes the acoustic sound waves from air to fluid medium into the inner ear within the cochlea. There are three ossicles (Stapes, Incus and Malleus) in the middle ear, and when the sound waves hit the eardrum, these bones get vibrated and this tremor is passed on to the inner part of the ear. For good and continued transference of the sounds, it is very important that the middle ear should stay healthy at all times. When damages occur in the middle ear, the overall functioning of the ear will get disturbed.