physiology of hearing and ear disorders...utricle of the vestibular system unless middle-ear disease has eroded the bony wall of the lateral canal and produced an abnormal opening. In such a case loud sounds may cause transient vertigo (the Tullio phenomenon). However, laboratory evidence suggests that the saccule of mammals may retain some degree of responsiveness to intense sound, an intriguing observation because the saccule is the...
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