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But all that power comes at the expense of your eardrums; the LEM has a very loud motor.
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Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appétit, 27 Jan. 2025
The production process involves consideration of where to adjust the IEM design for optimal results, ensuring a snug fit without extending too close to the user’s eardrum, thereby avoiding the occlusion effect.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
In this case, the doctors theorize that the tick may have bitten the woman's eardrum, creating a tiny tear or perforation that allowed the saliva enzymes to inflame the tissue.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
By mimicking that strategy, the microphone can be made more compact than standard ones, which are instead designed after the human eardrum.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
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Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appétit, 27 Jan. 2025
The production process involves consideration of where to adjust the IEM design for optimal results, ensuring a snug fit without extending too close to the user’s eardrum, thereby avoiding the occlusion effect.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
In this case, the doctors theorize that the tick may have bitten the woman's eardrum, creating a tiny tear or perforation that allowed the saliva enzymes to inflame the tissue.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
By mimicking that strategy, the microphone can be made more compact than standard ones, which are instead designed after the human eardrum.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Eardrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eardrum. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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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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