Are they purely to hang earrings from or do they offer a use that I dont know about regarding hearing?
Or did Our Maker have a spare bit of skin that he just plonked onto the bottom of our ear!
2007-01-27 21:01:14 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
I think that since they are part of our external ears that are mainly used for collecting sounds from a wide range around us .. then they certainly aid in hearing .... i assume that they give a kind of fixation to the cartilagenous(hard) part to prevent excessive vibration by every sound ...
2007-01-27 21:47:57 · answer #1 · answered by balanced 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's a very good question - and one that I don't have the answer to!
However, when I was a kid I used to hold my ear lobe whilst sucking my thumb, very comforting lol.
2007-01-29 01:14:34 · answer #2 · answered by Pete J 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They seem to be for decoration only. Our maker hid all the left-over bits in our trousers.
2007-01-27 22:48:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No - purely for decorative purposes.
2007-01-27 21:06:34 · answer #4 · answered by mini metro 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Don't they engorge when we are sexually aroused making them a subtle signal to the opposite sex?
2007-01-27 21:16:08 · answer #5 · answered by Christine H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋