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a2tech on May 11, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Scientists regenerate hair cells that enable heari...

We have ultra fine hairs in our ears that wiggle when sound waves travel over them and those hairs bases are connected to receptors that capture those wiggles and send it to your brain. Thats (extremely roughly) how your ears work.

darkwater on May 11, 2023 [–]

OK,I think I need to go through primary school human anatomy lessons again :( I completely forgot about those.

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