Superior canal dehiscence (SCD) occurs when there is an opening (dehiscence) in the bone above the superior semicircular canal of the inner ear due to progressive deterioration or due to a head ...

The canal that sits highest in your ear, the superior semicircular canal, is covered by bone. When you have SSCD, this bone has a hole or very thin place in it. This affects how the sensors react ...

The semicircular canals tell the brain when a man’s position or posture is changing because of a turning motion. But it is the utricle that responds to acceleration, and the saccule to deceleration.

The first-line treatment for BPPV involves physical therapy exercises to move the ear stones out of your semicircular canals and back into your otolith organs to be reabsorbed, according to 2022 ...

In the inner ear, three semicircular canals control our balance by acting like small gyroscopes. The canals are bony, fluid-filled tubes arranged at right angles to each other and send information ...

Semicircular canals are tubes in the inner ear which evolved to help hominids keep their balance, and, ultimately, enable them to walk upright — a distinguishing physical feature which separates ...

The skull is rendered transparent to show the position of the three semicircular canals and cochlea of left inner ear ... /Life sciences/Organismal biology/Anatomy/Sense organs/Ear/Inner ear ...

Semicircular canals in the inner ear of whales evolved more quickly than thought. Adaptation allows them to keep their balance when jumping. CBC News · Posted: May 08, 2002 4:27 PM EDT | Last ...