ear
Let an agent explain ear anatomy and function, route ear symptoms and injuries to care, describe hearing protection and hearing loss in general terms, and cover animal ears and artificial ears.
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Health Ear symptoms.
Symptoms
When to seek care.
Symptoms
Symptoms.
- Which ear symptoms, such as sudden hearing loss, severe pain, discharge or injury, warrant medical assessment, according to guidance? provenance
- Is there an emergency such as sudden deafness or a foreign body in a child ear now? boundary
Care
General ear care.
Care
Care.
- What general guidance exists on ear hygiene, earwax and swimmer ear? provenance
- Is the user asking for a diagnosis, which needs a clinician? boundary
Anatomy How the ear works.
Structure
Structure and hearing.
Structure
Structure.
- What are the parts of the ear, and how do they convert sound into nerve signals? definition
- How does the ear sense balance? definition
Animals
Animal ears.
Animals
Animal ears.
- How do ears differ across animals, and which have exceptional hearing? provenance
- What is the artificial ear used in acoustics testing? definition
Protect Hearing protection.
Noise
Noise and hearing loss.
Noise
Noise.
- What noise levels damage hearing, and what do occupational limits and health bodies advise? provenance
- Which hearing protection suits this situation? action
Aids
Hearing aids and implants.
Aids
Hearing aids.
- What are hearing aids and cochlear implants, in general terms, and how are they obtained? provenance
- Which entry fits hearing loss? action
Culture Ears in culture and teaching.
Culture
Ears in culture.
Culture
Culture.
- How do ears feature in idiom, art and body modification such as piercing? provenance
- Which safety rules apply to piercing? provenance
Teach
Teaching.
Teach
Teaching.
- How can ear anatomy and hearing be taught? action
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.LIV
- Other names and narrower kinds
- artificial ear, rabbit ear, Aures alata, pointed ear, human ear, right ear, left ear, dog ear
What it is Filled
The organ of hearing and balance in vertebrates, in humans comprising the outer ear with the visible auricle, the middle ear with the eardrum and ossicles, and the inner ear with the cochlea and vestibular system, with variations in shape between individuals and species and prosthetic and artificial ears in medicine and acoustics; the ear is subject to infection, injury and hearing loss.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain ear anatomy and function, route ear symptoms and injuries to care, describe hearing protection and hearing loss in general terms, and cover animal ears and artificial ears.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Hearing and balance
- Three-part structure
- Variable shape
- Vulnerable to noise
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Diagnose ear infections or hearing loss without a clinician.
- Play audio at levels that can damage hearing.
- Advise inserting objects into the ear canal.
- Treat deafness as a defect to be fixed against the person's wishes.
Only with a human decision
- Decisions on surgery or implants for someone, especially a child.
May
- Explain how the ear works and common ear conditions, citing medical sources.
- Advise on safe listening levels and ear protection.
Moral aspects Filled
- Noise-induced hearing loss is permanent and preventable.
- Deaf people have their own languages and culture that deserve respect.
Who is affected
- People with hearing loss
- Deaf communities
- Workers exposed to noise
Owners Filled
Steward
The person in whose body it is; clinicians hold the medical records.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q112826975 - registry parent class
- Q39471007 - registry parent class
- Q66557904 - registry parent class
related
- organ of hearing - category
- animal organ - category
- nose - ear, nose and throat medicine
- electrical disturbance - noise and acoustics
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.ear
- Wikidata: Q7362 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7362)
Direct properties required Filled
- Auricle height: millimetres - Where an auricle is present, height is measured between defined upper and lower landmarks with species and age recorded.
- External auditory canal length: millimetres - Canal length is assessed using anatomical imaging or a specimen with endpoints and measurement path specified.
- Tympanic membrane thickness: micrometres - Membrane thickness is assessed by suitable imaging or microscopy with the sampled region specified.
Recognition required Filled
- Organ of hearing and balance
- Outer, middle and inner parts
- Ear of corn and other senses are unrelated
- The visible auricle on each side of the head, with canal leading inward.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain anatomy and function
- route symptoms to care
- describe hearing protection
- cover animal and artificial ears
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Noise-induced hearing loss
- Ear infections and injuries
- Agents diagnosing
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Occupational noise exposure limits
- Clinical guidelines for ear conditions
- Standards for hearing protection and hearing aids
Context of use required Filled
- Hearing and balance.
- outer ear and auricle
- middle ear
- inner ear
- ears of other animals
- artificial and prosthetic ears
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q7362: ear - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Ear - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should hearing loss be a separate entry?
- How should clinical guidance be linked?
- How should noise limits be localised?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q7362/spec.json