These devices have created a false mindset of cleaning the ear canal efficiently.

这种工具让你误以为可以有效清洁耳道。

Gently pull upward to straighten the ear canal. Use a syringe device to gently direct water against the wall of the ear canal.

轻轻地将耳廓向上拉直。使用注射器直接向耳孔壁注水。

For example, crocs that were fully terrestrial generally had long, narrow inner ear canals, while marine crocs had short, broad ones.

例如，完全陆生的鳄鱼通常具有又长又窄的内耳道，而海洋鳄鱼则具有短而宽的内耳道。

Their ears are giant and contain an ear canal that's roughly twice as wide as a domestic cat's.

它们的耳朵很大，耳道的宽度大约是家猫的两倍。

When sound enters the ear canal, it hits the eardrum and makes it vibrate like the head of a drum.

当声音进入耳道时，它会撞击耳膜并使其像鼓皮一样振动。

So the first thing that we do is we take a look in your ears just to make sure there's no wax that's occluding the ear canal.

因此，我们要做的第一件事就是检查您的耳朵，确保没有耳垢堵塞耳道。

And fun fact: this is where ear wax forms, coating the ear canal to moisturize it, fight off infection, and help keep debris from getting to your inner ear.

有趣的事实：这是耳垢形成的地方， 覆盖耳道以滋润它，抵抗感染，并帮助防止碎屑进入您的内耳。