Redefining the Structure of the Human Ear: From Pressure Reception to Resonance and Bone Conduction
Year: 2025
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: This study redefines the structural theory of the human ear. The tympanic membrane is not a resonant body but a pressure receptor, detecting air molecule momentum rather than re-radiating sound. The vocal cords serve as vibration generators, while the oral cavity and lips act as resonance and re-radiation structures. The external auditory canal is analogous to a stethoscope tube, functioning as a molecular continuity conduit of air. The ossicles are reinterpreted as converters from air conduction to bone conduction, bridging ectodermal sensory reception and mesodermal skeletal transmission. Finally, the cochlea provides a constant fluid environment (pressure, volume, chemical composition), reducing noise and enabling the detection of minimal deviations, modeled by the effective sensory equation: = +α⋅d(dt. This framework shifts the emphasis from resonance to pressure reception, continuity, and conversion, offering a unified physical-biological model of auditory mechanics.
Author: Konno, Tetsuo
Language: English
Subfield: Sensory Systems
Field: Neuroscience
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7081985015
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