eardrum

Example Sentences

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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

The model showed that hedgehogs possess very small, dense middle ear bones along with a partially fused joint between the eardrum and the first of these bones.

From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 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

Except in point of fact Colin did not whisper, because he had never quite mastered the art of whispering—he just sort of talked in a slightly softer voice directly into Hassan's eardrum.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green