KIDS’ HEALTH

Your Ears

The Parts of Your Ear

Outer ear Middle ear Inner ear
This is the part It changes sound into It creates nerve signals that tell
you can see. vibrations with the help your brain what sound you are
It collects sounds. of the eardrum. hearing such as a song.

Eardrum
It vibrates from
the sound that
is traveling to
the inner ear.

Ear canal
This is how sound travels to your eardrum.

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