What is malleus?

The malleus is a tiny bone inside your ear that helps you hear sounds.

Imagine you're playing with a bell. When you hit it, it makes a ding sound. Now think of the malleus like a little hammer that hits another bone in your ear, this helps send the sound to your brain so you can hear it clearly.

The malleus is one of three tiny bones in your middle ear, along with the incus and stapes. These bones work together like a team passing a message. When sound waves come in through your ear canal, they hit your eardrum, which makes the malleus move.

Then the malleus pushes against the next bone, the incus, and so on until the sound gets to the inner part of your ear. It's like a relay race, each bone helps pass along the message so you can hear everything from your favorite song to your mom calling you for dinner!

Without the malleus, sounds would be much quieter, or even muffled!