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Müller mentioned that his machine used an artificial ear, a mechanism simulating the human eardrum that gathered sound from the air and was employed during the 1780s as a hearing aid.
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Ron Cowen, Scientific American, 3 June 2026
Carter, who turns 18 this month, also ruptured his eardrums and shrapnel wounds riddle his body.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
Among his injuries, Carter lost his right hand and several fingers on his left hand, according to WDAF, while Preston lost a thumb, shattered multiple other fingers and ruptured his eardrums.
—Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
One minute later, cackles rippled through my eardrums at a higher decibel than before.
—Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
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Ron Cowen, Scientific American, 3 June 2026
Carter, who turns 18 this month, also ruptured his eardrums and shrapnel wounds riddle his body.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
Among his injuries, Carter lost his right hand and several fingers on his left hand, according to WDAF, while Preston lost a thumb, shattered multiple other fingers and ruptured his eardrums.
—Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
One minute later, cackles rippled through my eardrums at a higher decibel than before.
—Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Eardrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eardrum. Accessed 7 Jun. 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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