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Hello! My name is Dr. Sosa and I will teach

 you about the five special senses.

The eyes are what let you see. When light goes into the 

eye through the cornea, the iris changes its shape to let 

the light go through to the pupil. After light gets to the 

pupil, the lens sends it to the retina in the very back of 

the eye, where messages are then sent to the brain 

through the optic nerve and made into sight.

Glaucoma is when the optic nerve in your eye is damaged because of 

a large amount of pressure.

Myopia is when you can see things that are close to you, but things 

that are far away from you are less clear.

Astigmatism is when the cornea in your eye curves and your sight 

becomes blurry.

Presbyopia is not being able to see things that are close to you.

Cataracts make your sight worse by clouding the lens in your eye.

Conjunctivitis is a swelling of the eyelids.

The ears are what let you hear. As sound waves enter 

the pinna and move into the ear canal, they soon 

reach the eardrum in the middle ear. The eardrum 

turns the sound waves into vibrations. These vibrations 

are then sent to the cochlea in the inner ear and 

made into hearing. The semicircular canals in the 

inner ear help keep you balanced. 

Otitis is an ear infection.

Meniere's disease is when your inner ear is 

damaged and you lose your balance.

Otosclerosis is when the bones in your ear 

grow wrong and you lose your hearing.

Presbycusis is hearing loss that happens as 

you get older.

The tongue is what lets 

you taste. It is a group of 

muscles inside the 

mouth that has taste 

buds on it. The taste 

buds let you taste sweet 

at the tip of the tongue, 

salty and sour on the 

sides, and bitter in the 

back. The tongue can 

also help you do things 

like chew, swallow, and 

talk.

Aguesia is not being able to taste 

your food.

Hypoguesia is when you can still 

taste your food, but your ability to 

taste is decreased.

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