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eardrum

noun as in inside of ear

Strong match

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The sparse landscaping on the thoroughfares left sidewalks exposed to the bright sun, and the constant rumble of trucks and buses assaulted the eardrums.

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She had been trying to escape her relationship with Charron, who had perforated her eardrum in an earlier attack, and she had taken out a restraining order against him.

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When those vibrations reach our ears, they send a vibration through our eardrums, which is recognized in the brain as sound.

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Reema, then 22, survived with serious burns, a punctured eardrum, and trauma.

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Ministry also made an indelible impression, blasting everyone’s eardrums to pieces.

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