Ode to Inner Ear
Deep within the temporal bone, so near,Lies the labyrinth called the inner ear.First, the cochlea winds in a spiral’s grace,Transforming…
Deep within the temporal bone, so near,Lies the labyrinth called the inner ear.First, the cochlea winds in a spiral’s grace,Transforming…
Beneath the ear, a bone does hide, The mastoid's shelter, its cells reside. Though air-filled spaces, calm and clear, May…
Oval masses of tissue, steadfast sentries in the throat,Guardians of health, in the battle lines they stand,Catching invaders, with antibodies…
In the throat's secret chamber, veiled from sight,Reside the cords that weave our voices bright,Soft tissues poised within the larynx…
In the quiet realm behind the ear's thin drum, Where whispers wane and echoes softly hum, Lurks a growth benign,…
In sleep’s quiet hour, when breaths softly sigh,A restless obstruction lets oxygen pass by.The uvula hangs, a small, humble grace,Yet…
Through the narrow path of the nose, they go, With tools of light that softly glow, No need for cuts…
A septum, once bent and askew, Blocking the path where air should flow through, Crooked and strained, it caused such…
A cyst forms deep in the neck’s midline From a duct that once marked the thyroid’s sign. In embryonic days,…
The world around is filled with sound,A gentle hum that knows no bound.But in one’s ears, it twists and swells,A…