One in ten Americans are now taking antidepressant drugs like Lexapro. Antidepressants are an $11 billion annual business, and Lexaproâs sales alone have been over $2.5 billion a year. Lexapro is the fifth most popular Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRIs), a family of drugs that alters brain chemicals and includes Prozac, Zoloft, Celexa and Paxil. Certain demographic groups are more likely to be taking antidepressants, particularly non-Hispanic whites.
auricle - the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear. pinna, ear. ear lobe, earlobe - the fleshy pendulous part of the external human ear. external ear, outer ear - the part of the ear visible externally. tragus - a small cartilaginous flap in front of the external opening of the ear. cauliflower ear - an auricle deformed by injury; common among boxers.
ear bones. any of the three tiny bones in the middle ear of all mammals. These are the malleus, or hammer, the incus, or anvil, and the stapes, or stirrup. Together they form a short chain that crosses the middle ear and transmits vibrations caused by sound waves from the eardrum membrane to the liquid of the inner ear.