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Which part of you…. Contains the smallest bones in your body? Never stops working, even when you are asleep? Can sense changes in air pressure? Can be permanently damaged by 7 minutes of loud noises or music?. Yes, it’s…your ears!. Changes in air pressure cause the ear drum to vibrate.
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Which part of you… • Contains the smallest bones in your body? • Never stops working, even when you are asleep? • Can sense changes in air pressure? • Can be permanently damaged by 7 minutes of loud noises or music?
The cochlea changes these movements into electrical signals …and sends them to your brain.
Your brain filters the sounds. • It can tell where a sound is coming from based on tiny differences in timing. • Your brain works out what sounds MEAN.
Lip-readingChoose a picture and say the word without making a sound. See if your friend can guess which one it was. Now try some more. Some of the words look the same, which ones?
Thank you for listening, Radhe & Amanda