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If hearing is caused by sound waves causing ripples in the cochlear endolymph that in turn bend stereocilia to activate the auditory nerve, why doesn’t tilting your head make you hear noises? Wouldn’t that cause endolymph to move and bend the stereocilia?

by /u/Not-Alpharious in /r/askscience

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