There are nerves running through the middle ear that connect the tongue to the brain.

有神经在连接舌头和大脑的中耳里穿过。

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The sounds then travel down to the middle ear, the inner ear, and then to your brain.

声音向下传到中耳、内耳，然后传到你的大脑。

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The ear canal also named middle ear splays out at the external position.

耳道亦称中耳，内小外大呈喇叭状。

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Conductive hearing loss can often be caused by malformations of the external or middle ear or by severe middle ear infections.

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Sound travels through the ear drum, the middle ear, and is then processed by the inner ear.

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Police later recovered part of Mr Taylor's ear from the middle of the station's concourse.

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