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In response to pressure changes, our eardrums vibrate at different frequencies that send electrical signals to our brains, which distinguish and register the sounds.
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Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 May 2024
Delicate eardrums beware: rowdy rumor has it that this place can get louder than loud, especially when the drinks start flowing.
—Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 6 May 2024
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Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 May 2024
Delicate eardrums beware: rowdy rumor has it that this place can get louder than loud, especially when the drinks start flowing.
—Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 6 May 2024
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“Eardrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eardrum. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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eardrum
noun
ear·drum
-ˌdrəm 
: the thin membrane that separates the outer and middle ear and carries sound waves as vibrations to the chain of tiny bones in the middle ear
called also tympanic membrane, tympanum
Medical Definition
eardrum
noun
ear·drum
-ˌdrəm
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