The mysteries of the body are sometimes impenetrable. However, medicine strives to find explanations for those small features that make up the human body. For example, have you ever wondered why we have certain useless bones? Or why some people are born with a hole above their ear?
As a Master, he has demonstrated time and again in the animated series Once Upon a Time… Life, the workings of tissues, organs, and the minor dysfunctions of the human body make it a temple that holds many secrets. Sometimes, some people even share these secrets, which, once discovered, reveal a completely different perspective on life.
What is the hole above the ear?
Perhaps you’ve met someone with something peculiar. We’re not referring to a small hole, usually located above the ear. Although discreet, it was already observed in the 19th century by the scientist Van Heusinger, and what he discovered is, to say the least, strange.
According to the scientist who studied this small hole above the ear in 1864, it is a hereditary congenital defect. Today, this minor anomaly is known as a preauricular sinus. This extremely rare phenomenon affects approximately 0.1% of the US population, 1 in 100 people in England, and between 4% and 10% of Asian populations, as well as some African populations.
Read more on the next page…
The mysteries of the body are sometimes impenetrable. However, medicine strives to find explanations for those small features that make up the human body. For example, have you ever wondered why we have certain useless bones? Or why some people are born with a hole above their ear?
As a Master, he has demonstrated time and again in the animated series Once Upon a Time… Life, the workings of tissues, organs, and the minor dysfunctions of the human body make it a temple that holds many secrets. Sometimes, some people even share these secrets, which, once discovered, reveal a completely different perspective on life.
What is the hole above the ear?
Perhaps you’ve met someone with something peculiar. We’re not referring to a small hole, usually located above the ear. Although discreet, it was already observed in the 19th century by the scientist Van Heusinger, and what he discovered is, to say the least, strange.
According to the scientist who studied this small hole above the ear in 1864, it is a hereditary congenital defect. Today, this minor anomaly is known as a preauricular sinus. This extremely rare phenomenon affects approximately 0.1% of the US population, 1 in 100 people in England, and between 4% and 10% of Asian populations, as well as some African populations.
Read more on the next page…
