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

Their results indicate that Thrinaxodon probably had an eardrum large enough to detect airborne sound efficiently, pushing the origin of this trait back by nearly 50 million years.

From Science Daily • Jan. 19, 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

So I get down right by his eardrum and shout, "Tiny!"

From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan