Is there a sensitive nerve in your ear that if damaged or pierced can cause hear!


Question: Is there a sensitive nerve in your ear that if damaged or pierced can cause hearing loss!?
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if your taking about ear piercing in general then no!.

if your taking about the ear in general (internally) then yes, Www@Answer-Health@Com

The ear is a complex organ and consists of many nerves and transduction media!. By transduction I mean conversion of sound into mechanical to finally nervous energy!. Damage to any piece will bring in limitations to the range of hearing!. What you may be referring to is the tympanic membrane, this could be pierced!. In fact doctors routinely pierce it to relieve fluid buildup!.

Here is a picture which will help you

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You may be thinking of the Cochlea, the 'inner ear' which is that snail-shell like thing you see in biology books!. Within this is the fluid that moves to audio stimuli and from here this is processed as sound by the brain!. Contrary to popular belief, the ear drum (a membrane before the cochlea) does not cause permanent deafness if damaged!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

the auditory nerve, but it's not likely to get damaged physically!. certain illnesses or cancer can affect it!. in the case of meniere's disease it can be severed surgically to prevent dizziness, but with the side-effect of deafening the ear totally!.

the eardrum isn't a nerve, but if it's perforated then you will be deaf til it grows back!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

any number of reasons why one can get hearing loss!. If you have it, then see your doctor because it the only way to get a true diagnosis!.
I have had problems in this area, and now know roughly what is causing the problem, but i couldn't self diagnose or ask anyone other than my GPWww@Answer-Health@Com

Yes, it is called the ear drumWww@Answer-Health@Com





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