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
Nafsika, one of the trained teachers at the school, told how one of the ear examinations she did on a student showed up something concerning - a hole in the eardrum.
From BBC • Oct. 4, 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's because each ear infection can potentially impair hearing with fluid building up behind the eardrum.
From Science Daily • Jan. 3, 2024
The suck of air was audible and popped low in my eardrum like a lid being lifted.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
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