What
you hear, whom you hear, where you hear, determine where you will be heard- and
what you will be heard saying.”
The
principle of hearing right is classified aright by the bible. “Faith cometh by
hearing, and hearing the word of God”, we read. From here, we can deduce:
-Faith
in the word of God comes by hearing the word of God
-Faith
in the word of man comes by hearing the word of man
-Faith
comes by hearing faith-filled/faith-driven/faith-driving words
-Fear
comes by hearing fear-driven/fear-driving words
Actually,
the ears listen to what we read. If you cannot pronounce a word i.e your ears
cannot process it, it doesn’t make much sense, even if you can read it!
Hearing
affects our attitudes, and I sincerely wonder how the deaf function
attitudinally. We shall get to that some other day.
The
human ear has 3 parts:
Ø The
outer ear- consists of the pinna and external auditory meatus
Ø The
middle ear- made up of the ear ossicles: malleus, incus and stapes
Ø The
inner ear
THE
OUTER EAR
Anatomically,
the pinna is the part of the ear we can see. Yes, that big fan-shaped structure
which varies in size and shape from person to person.
Functionally,
this part of the ear:
Ø Collects
sound
Ø Directs
sound waves into middle ear
Let
us assume this part of the ear is cut off, i.e to the average person, this
individual has lost an ear…what happens?
This
is what happens: the individual loses the ability to locate the source of
sound.
In relation to our series, it can
thus be stated that the outer ear is what helps locate the source of our
hearing input. Without its hearing being appropriate, the information needed
cannot be collected and thus, is non-conveyable to the heart.
The Phenomenal Earpiece
Earpieces
are plugged into the external auditory meatus- i.e the passage way to the
eardrum, which is the inner part of the outer ear…the one you can look into.
When
we put on earpieces, this is the sequence of events which results, typically:
Wearing
earpiece→ concentration of sound from a particular source→ blockage of sound
from other sources→ concentrated transduction of sound waves to middle, inner
ears
Actually,
the usage of earpieces is a way of controlling what we hear.
And
we can focus on making that positively inclined.
MED FACT: Medically, it’s been
discovered that a correlation exist between an earlobe crease and Coronary
Artery Disease/ other cardiovascular diseases!
Thus,
physically, the outer ear could serve as a marker for heart diseases.
However,
this is not only limited to the physical: the outer ear is always functioning
in collecting and funneling sound- so be watchful as to the sources and characteristics
of the sound it funnels. HEAR RIGHT!
More
on the middle ear’s function comes up next.
Thanks
for reading!
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