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His assignment was to unload bombs for an airfield in France, until a German bomb exploded, bursting an eardrum, so Loeb was evacuated to England.
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David Moin, Footwear News, 31 July 2025
Those liposomes were then added to a temperature-sensitive hydrogel, which was applied to the eardrums of chinchillas with middle ear infections.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 6 June 2025
Sorry, did your eardrum rupture from the sound of my agonized screaming?
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 July 2025
His slap reportedly ruptured Rhodes's eardrum, a severe injury that caused Rhodes to wear an earplug during his entrances for a while.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
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David Moin, Footwear News, 31 July 2025
Those liposomes were then added to a temperature-sensitive hydrogel, which was applied to the eardrums of chinchillas with middle ear infections.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 6 June 2025
Sorry, did your eardrum rupture from the sound of my agonized screaming?
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 July 2025
His slap reportedly ruptured Rhodes's eardrum, a severe injury that caused Rhodes to wear an earplug during his entrances for a while.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Eardrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eardrum. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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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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