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bone conduction

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bone conduction
n.
The process by which sound waves are transmitted to the inner ear by the cranial bones without traveling through the air in the ear canal.


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Elephants can close their middle ear canal, forming a closed acoustic tube which enhances bone conduction and blocks out acoustic sound, helping the elephant focus on the vibration pathway.
[FIGURE 1 OMITTED] Audiometric testing demonstrated a left-sided low-frequency conductive/mixed hearing loss with subnormal bone conduction thresholds at 250 Hz (figure 1, A) and intact acoustic reflexes.
Global headset leader, Motorola on Thursday unveiled its first combine crystal talk Bluetooth headset Endeavor HX1, bundles with true bone conduction technology, and is set to hit Asia next month.
 
 
 
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