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's because each ear infection can potentially impair hearing with fluid building up behind the eardrum.
From Science Daily • Jan. 3, 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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
