Bone conduction

Bone conduction is the conduction of sound to the inner ear through the bones of the skull. Some hearing aids employ bone conduction.

Related Topics:
Sound - Ear - Bone - Skull - Hearing aid

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See also: hearing test

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Described as equivalent to hearing directly using your ears, a headset is ergonomically positioned on the temple and cheek and the electromechanical transducer, which converts electric signals into mechanical vibrations, sends sound to the internal ear through the cranial bones.

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