They have no pinna or ear flap, the outer ear canals apparently are no longer used, and many toothed whales hear via their lower jaw. |
On review at three months, the patient had developed an unsightly cauliflower ear, with loss of supporting cartilage in the upper pinna. |
Body piercing and multiple ear piercings in the pinna, rather than the earlobe, are catching on. |
Under direct vision the excessive hair follicles of the external ear canal and pinna were targeted by the laser beam. |
This includes the pinna on the side of the head and the external auditory meatus, or ear canal, which terminates at the eardrum. |
Contact dermatitis, irritant or allergic, can involve the pinna as well as the external auditory canal. |