eardrum

Example Sentences

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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

When you hear a sound through your ear, what you’re really experiencing are changes in air pressure that cause your eardrum to vibrate.

From New York Times • May 16, 2024

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

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2024

First, they cleared my ear canal of scar tissue and bone fragments; it was then that they discovered my eardrum had been shattered.

From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai