eardrums
Inner ear vibrators
Eardrums are the thin membranes inside the ear that vibrate in response to sound waves—the mechanism that makes hearing possible.
Loud noises, pressure changes, or infection can damage or rupture an eardrum: My eardrums were ringing after the concert.
Also called the tympanic membrane.
Of or like drums
- membraneThin tissue sheet
- ossiclesMinute skeletal structures
- malleusHammer-shaped hearing bone
- incusMiddle ear ossicle
stapes · auditory canal · cochlea · eustachian tube · otology · otologist · perforation · rupture
Violent tearing apart
- perforationHole punched through something
- burstBreak apart suddenly
- popFizzy drink, regionally
- pressureForce upon contact
loud noise · tinnitus · pain · bleeding · trauma · barotrauma · infection · scarring
Audible wave phenomenon
- listeningAttending to sound
- auditoryOf or relating to hearing
- acousticRelating to sound
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
decibels · volume · pitch · tone · frequency · echo · noise · amplify
Overwhelmingly loud
- blastingExplosive material removal
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
- shatteringBreaking violently apart
- ringingSustained resonant sound
assaulting · pounding · throbbing · overwhelming · unbearable
tympanic
Of or like drums
incus · stapes · auditory canal · cochlea · eustachian tube · otology · otologist · perforation · rupture · aural
rupture
Violent tearing apart
- perforationHole punched through something
- burstBreak apart suddenly
- popFizzy drink, regionally
pressure · loud noise · tinnitus · pain · bleeding · trauma · barotrauma · infection · scarring · healing
sound
Audible wave phenomenon
perception · decibels · volume · pitch · tone · frequency · echo · noise · amplify · muffled
deafening
Overwhelmingly loud
- blastingExplosive material removal
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
- shatteringBreaking violently apart
ringing · assaulting · pounding · throbbing · overwhelming · unbearable
oscillation
Repeated back-and-forth movement
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
- soundwaveTraveling pressure disturbance
- amplitudeMaximum oscillation displacement
frequency · transmission · reverberation · pulsation · flutter · throbbing · beat · pounding · bass · tremor
- Ear Healthhearing loss, hearing test, hearing aids, audiogram, audiologist
- burst eardrum
- ruptured eardrumTorn membrane blocking ear canal
- eardrum ruptureTorn hearing membrane
- perforated eardrumHole in hearing membrane