eardrum
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Sound travels normally through the ear canal, eardrum, and into the fluid-filled inner ear.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
Moon incurred tinnitus following an injury to his eardrum in recent years, which impacted his ability to work.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2026
There were also the tunnels, causing some discomfort in the eardrum.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2024
That's because each ear infection can potentially impair hearing with fluid building up behind the eardrum.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 3, 2024
Each time his hand opened, Nok's eardrum flexed from the pressure change.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
This crew - smallish in number but sufficiently large to assault the eardrums of the management and players - are an odd bunch.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026
I’d assumed my gait would take on a rhythmic thumping—that auditory mark of cane—but with an aluminum version, this was more of an anemic click, possibly easier on floors and eardrums, but certainly less imposing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
When those vibrations reach our ears, they send a vibration through our eardrums, which is recognized in the brain as sound.
From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2025
Unlike human eardrums and conventional microphones that detect sound pressure waves, spider silk responds to changes in the velocities of air particles as they are thrust about by a sound field.
From Science Daily ● May 16, 2024
“If you feel pressure on your eardrums, open your mouth,” the taxi driver announced.
From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat
