eardrum

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

Later, it took surgery to remove the cluster of debris that had accumulated behind my eardrum—something that can happen after eardrum damage occurs.

From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2024

"That feeling when it gets too close to your eardrum? It's like that, times 10."

From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2024

And I’d bet those Amoses wouldn’t’ve even tried to pull the roach out, and who knows how long I’d’ve had to listen to some terrified roach screaming his head off right up against my eardrum?

From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis

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

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2025

This time it was so close it made my eardrums ring.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls