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These have a unique open-ear design with transducers in the headphones that allow sound to pass through the cheekbone, rather than the eardrum.
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Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2026
At the press site, a pressure wave of a sonic boom came in with a double punch to the eardrums, followed by the roar of the engines from the pad only 3 miles away and the whistling echo bouncing off the massive Vehicle Assembly Building, making a sound reminiscent of bottle rockets.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Feb. 2026
The infection had progressed to the point of rupturing her eardrum, causing fever and pain intense enough to keep her from sleeping.
—Daniel Payne, STAT, 3 Feb. 2026
Moon incurred tinnitus following an injury to his eardrum in recent years, which impacted his ability to work.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
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Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2026
At the press site, a pressure wave of a sonic boom came in with a double punch to the eardrums, followed by the roar of the engines from the pad only 3 miles away and the whistling echo bouncing off the massive Vehicle Assembly Building, making a sound reminiscent of bottle rockets.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Feb. 2026
The infection had progressed to the point of rupturing her eardrum, causing fever and pain intense enough to keep her from sleeping.
—Daniel Payne, STAT, 3 Feb. 2026
Moon incurred tinnitus following an injury to his eardrum in recent years, which impacted his ability to work.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
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“Eardrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eardrum. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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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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