Reactive, or postprandial, hypoglycemia: The pancreas produces too much insulin after a meal. Tumors: Tumors in parts of the body other than the pancreas can cause hypoglycemia. This is very rare. Severe illness: During times of critical illness, many different organs can be affected, including the pancreas. This can lead to hypoglycemia. Diagnosis
The inner ear contains the sensory organs for hearing and balance. The cochlea is the hearing part of the inner ear. The semicircular canals in the inner ear are part of our balance system. The cochlea is a bony structure shaped like a snail and filled with two fluids (endolymph and perilymph). The Organ of Corti is the sensory receptor inside the cochlea which holds the hair cells, the nerve receptors for hearing. The mechanical energy from movement of the middle ear bones pushes in a membrane (the oval window) in the cochlea. This force moves the cochlea's fluids that, in turn, stimulate tiny hair cells.
All rights reserved. The ear has external, middle, and inner portions. The outer ear is called the pinna and is made of ridged cartilage covered by skin. Sound funnels through the pinna into the external auditory canal, a short tube that ends at the eardrum (tympanic membrane). Otitis media (middle ear inflammation): Inflammation or infection of the middle ear (behind the eardrum). 2  Usually, this is caused by an infection. 3  Swimmerâs ear (Otitis externa): Inflammation or infection of the outer ear (pinna and ear canal).