15 March 2016 â¢ 2:25pm. The death of an American tourist in a horrific lion attack in South Africa in the summer of 2015 was a stark reminder of the dangers that can be posed by wildlife. But while terrifying, attacks by lions on humans are quite rare. Fewer than 100 people are killed by lions each year.
Some of the middle ear structures may be seen through an especially transparent ear drum, while the inner ear may be evaluated only by CT scans, MRI scans or indirectly by special testing, such as audiometry (hearing tests) or other special tests of inner ear function.
The Outer Ear. The outer ear is made up of the pinna, which is the flesh part you can see on the side of your head, and the ear canal, the route along which sound travels. The outer ear ends at the eardrum, a layer that divides the outer and middle ear. The Middle Ear.