eardrum

Sound travels normally through the ear canal, eardrum, and into the fluid-filled inner ear.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026

Modern mammals rely on a middle ear that includes an eardrum and several tiny bones, a system that makes it possible to detect a wide range of sounds at different volumes.

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

"We were able to go straight to the otoscopy and look in the ear and see a little bit of scarring in the eardrum, which indicated that the hole had closed, had healed," she said.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2024

“I’m Lithuanian. Of course I like amber. Your eardrum has ruptured. This is recent. How did it happen?” she asked.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys

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

Unlike human eardrums and conventional microphones that detect sound pressure waves, spider silk responds to changes in the velocities of air particles as they are thrust about by a sound field.

From Science Daily ● May 16, 2024

Bouncing along, my heart is pounding so hard, I can hear it crinkling my eardrums.

From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements