2006-09-26 11:24:42 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
The ear is also important for balance
2006-09-26 11:26:08 · answer #1 · answered by Keepingmycool 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Two ears are needed so we can determine that a sound has come from our right-hand or left-hand side.
We know that the source of a sound is on the left side because the sound waves entered our left ear just the slightest bit before they reached our right ear. Our brain uses that small time delay to establish the location of the source -- something it couldn't do if we had only one ear.
2006-09-26 11:45:08 · answer #2 · answered by abeginsberg 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Balance, and only one ear is mono, two stereo. But no one has really ever suffered by only being able to hear out of one ear. The suffering comes with a totaly hearing loss after being able to hear.
2006-09-26 11:28:20 · answer #3 · answered by Hope E 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When something that's not straight in front of you makes a sound, it reaches the closer ear first. Your brain can figure out which direction the sound came from by the time difference between when the sound hit the first ear and when it hit the other ear.
2006-09-26 11:44:32 · answer #4 · answered by win 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we have two ears and one mouth... haveing twice the hearing ability forces women to stop talking at some point. :D jk.
if you want a real answer, I know a guy who can only hear out of one ear and if you're on his other side you have to yell at him for him to hear you...
2006-09-26 11:28:22 · answer #5 · answered by agfreak90 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So that instead of hearing out of one ear (180 degrees) we can hear out of 2 ears (360 degrees) all around us.
2006-09-26 11:31:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't judge the doppler effect with only one ear. Is that ambulance siren coming towards you and going away from you? You need to ears to make that call instantly.
2006-09-26 11:38:02 · answer #7 · answered by Rico Toasterman JPA 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because some things we want to go in one ear and out the other.
2006-09-26 11:27:58 · answer #8 · answered by motohype 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To tell direction by hearing in stereo.
If we had one eye and one ear we would live in a flat mono world.
2006-09-26 11:27:31 · answer #9 · answered by Barkley Hound 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cause earrings come in pairs, just joking, everyone is correct, it is the centre of balance...get an ear infection and your world will spin
2006-09-26 11:31:59 · answer #10 · answered by patti duke 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋