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Speaking of sound, noise-canceling headphones are another key player in a joyful journey—investing in a good pair will make any sojourn less arduous, not to mention comfier for your eardrums.
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Laura Lajiness Kaupke and Talia Abbas, Vogue, 11 June 2024
Microphones were built to mimic human eardrums, similarly vibrating in response to pressure changes.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 May 2024
Orb-weaver spiders don’t have ears, but in 2022, researchers found the arachnids use their webs as external eardrums.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 May 2024
Spiders use their webs like enormous external eardrums.
—Jordan Pearson, New York Times, 16 May 2024
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Laura Lajiness Kaupke and Talia Abbas, Vogue, 11 June 2024
Microphones were built to mimic human eardrums, similarly vibrating in response to pressure changes.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 May 2024
Orb-weaver spiders don’t have ears, but in 2022, researchers found the arachnids use their webs as external eardrums.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 May 2024
Spiders use their webs like enormous external eardrums.
—Jordan Pearson, New York Times, 16 May 2024
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“Eardrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eardrum. Accessed 30 Jun. 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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