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This electric charge may help lidocaine penetrate the eardrum and reduce an overactive auditory system.
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Carley Millhone, Health, 20 Oct. 2024
Nearly 20 years after heating up our eardrums with her debut album, Paris, Hilton has returned with Infinite Icon, a dance-pop confection to remind listeners of her pop-star bona fides.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024
The 10 Best Gardening Gloves, According to Testing Head, Face, and Ears
The noise of operating a chainsaw can damage your eardrums and lead to hearing loss, so use earplugs designed for use with machinery.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2024
The 140 passengers onboard were met by paramedics at the gate when the plane landed and 10 people were either evaluated or treated for bloody noses or ruptured eardrums.
—Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik, Quartz, 19 Sep. 2024
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Carley Millhone, Health, 20 Oct. 2024
Nearly 20 years after heating up our eardrums with her debut album, Paris, Hilton has returned with Infinite Icon, a dance-pop confection to remind listeners of her pop-star bona fides.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024
The 10 Best Gardening Gloves, According to Testing Head, Face, and Ears
The noise of operating a chainsaw can damage your eardrums and lead to hearing loss, so use earplugs designed for use with machinery.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2024
The 140 passengers onboard were met by paramedics at the gate when the plane landed and 10 people were either evaluated or treated for bloody noses or ruptured eardrums.
—Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik, Quartz, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Eardrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eardrum. Accessed 30 Dec. 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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