Are Right-handed People Right-eared As Well?

It never occurred to many of us that there is a difference between our left and right ears as far as hearing capabilities are concerned

. We always thought that the ears have equal distribution of hearing capabilities but results of studies show that there is indeed a difference. So, which ear can people hear best with? In the results of most studies, they indicate that if a person is right handed, the ear that can hear best is the right one too. Same theory of course applies for left-handed people. Interesting, don't we think?

One proof that right-handed people are "right-eared" is when we talk on the phone. In most cases, right-handed people use their right ear to talk on the phone. This does not only apply to hands and ears. The main point of it all is that we all have a dominant hand, dominant ear, dominant foot and other parts of the body that we prefer using. Some of us may have noticed that even when we are chewing food, we prefer chewing using one side of the jaw only.

So, which ear can people hear best with? Are we convinced that if we are right-handed, then we are also right-eared? This is true based on the results of some studies. However, there are also results of studies indicating that it does not follow that right-handed people are also right-eared but then, it has been proven that the right and the left ear work differently. In a research conducted using infants as subjects, it was concluded that voice-like sounds are better heard by the right ear and singing-like sounds are better heard by the left ear. This conclusion may also be the answer as to why most people use the right ear to talk on a telephone.

Several studies have been conducted by researchers in order to know which ear can people hear best with. So far, the most popular research ever conducted is the one where infants were used as subjects. To discuss further the singing-like sounds that are better heard by the left ear, it was also found outer that emotional talks, including sweet nothings, are better heard using the left ear.

The findings of studies on which ear can people hear best with actually have a relation to the results of the studies conducted on brain functions. Conclusions on studies on brain functions include that prolonged sound vibrations or speech are processed via the brain's left hemisphere while tones are processed via the brain's right hemisphere. The cross connections of such hemispheres then allow the left ear to hear singing-like sounds while the right ear hears voice-like vibrations.

This means that the answer to the question which ear can people hear best with is "it depends." We may notice ourselves using our right ear more often than our left ear but this may be because of the fact that we are talking to someone on the phone. We may also notice ourselves using our left ear more often than our right ear but that is probably because we are listening to music.

So, is it important to know which ear can people hear best with? Well, it's interesting to know the results of the studies conducted but what's more important is the fact that we are blessed to have useful ears.

by: Brian Jones

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